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Texts -- Nehemiah 11:34-36 (NET)
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- Neh 11:1-36 -- The Population of Jerusalem
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Neballat
[ebd] wickedness in secret, (Neh. 11:34), probably the village of Beit Nebala, about 4 miles north of Lydda.
[isbe] NEBALLAT - ne-bal'-at (nebhallaT; Naballat): A town occupied by the Benjamites after the exile, named along with Lod and Ono (Neh 11:34). It is represented by the modern Belt Nebala, 4 miles Northeast of Lydda.
[smith] (hidden folly), town of Benjamin, one of those which the Benjamites reoccupied after the captivity. (Nehemiah 11:34)
[nave] NEBALLAT, a town occupied by the Benjamites after the captivity, Neh. 11:34.
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Israel
[nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
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Ono
[isbe] ONO - o'-no ('ono; Codex Vaticanus Onan; Codex Alexandrinus Ono, and other forms): A town mentioned along with Lod as fortified by certain Benjamites (1 Ch 8:12). The Mishna (Arakhin ix.6) says that Joshua fortified it, but ...
[smith] (strong), one of the towns of Benjamin, is first found in (1Â Chronicles 8:12) A plain was attached to the town called "the plain of Ono" (Nehemiah 6:2) perhaps identical with the valley of craftsmen" (Nehemiah 11:35)
[nave] ONO, a town of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:12; Neh. 6:2; 11:35.
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HACALIAH
[isbe] HACALIAH - hak-a-li'-a (chakhalyah, meaning doubtful, perhaps "wait for Yahweh"; the King James Version Hachaliah): Father of Nehemiah (Neh 11; 10:1).
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GENEALOGY, 8 part 2
[isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 - I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only the Cainites; boldly, skillfully compressed, as if the omitted facts were ...
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CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF
[isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
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Zeboim
[ebd] gazelles or roes. (1.) One of the "five cities of the plain" of Sodom, generally coupled with Admah (Gen. 10:19; 14:2; Deut. 29:23; Hos. 11:8). It had a king of its own (Shemeber), and was therefore a place of some importanc...
[isbe] ZEBOIM - ze-bo'-im ((1) tsebho`im; Seboeim (Neh 11:34); (2) ge ha-tsebho`im; Gai ten Samein (1 Sam 13:18)): (1) A Benjamite town mentioned as between HADID (which see) and NEBALLAT (which see), and therefore in the maritime ...
[nave] ZEBOIM 1. Called also Zeboiim. One of the cities in the valley of Siddim, Gen. 10:19; 14:2, 8; Deut. 29:23; Hos. 11:8. 2. A city and valley in Benjamin, 1 Sam. 13:18; Neh. 11:34.
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Nehemiah
[nave] NEHEMIAH 1. Son of Hachaliah, Neh. 1:1. Cupbearer of Artaxerxes, Neh. 1:11; 2:1. Is grieved over the desolation of his country, Neh. 1. Is sent by the king to rebuild Jerusalem, Neh. 2:1-8. Register of the people whom he...
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PALESTINE, 2
[isbe] PALESTINE, 2 - III. Palestine in the Historic Books of the Old Testament. 1. Book of Joshua: Joshua is the great geographical book of the Old Testament; and the large majority of the 600 names of places, rivers and mountains...
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Lydda
[smith] (strife), the Greek form of the name, (Acts 9:32,35,38) which appears in the Hebrew records as LOD a town of Benjamin, founded by Shamed or Shamer. (1Â Chronicles 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37; 11:35) It is still called Li...
[nave] LYDDA, called also Lod. A city of Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Neh. 11:35. Peter heals Aeneas in, Acts 9:32-35.
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Charashim
[ebd] craftsmen, a valley named in 1 Chr. 4:14. In Neh. 11:35 the Hebrew word is rendered "valley of craftsmen" (R.V. marg., Geha-rashim). Nothing is known of it.
[nave] CHARASHIM, valley of, 1 Chr. 4:14; Neh. 11:35.
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Hadid
[smith] (sharp), a place named, with Lod (Lydda) and Ono, only in the later books of the history. (Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37; 11:34) In the time of Eusebius a town called Aditha or Adatha existed to the east of Diospolis (Lydda). This...
[nave] HADID, a city of Benjamin. Captives of, returned from Babylon, Ezra 2:33; Neh. 7:37; 11:34.
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HYAENA
[smith] Authorities differ as to whether the term tzabu?a in (Jeremiah 12:9) means a "hyaena" or a "speckled bird." The only other instance in which it occurs is as a proper name, Zeboim, (1Â Samuel 13:18) "the valley of hyaenas, "...
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Lod
[nave] LOD A city in Benjamin, 1 Chr. 8:12; Ezra 2:33; Neh. 7:37; 11:35. Called Lydda, Acts 9:38.
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LOD; LYDDA
[isbe] LOD; LYDDA - (lodh; Ludda): 1. Scriptural Notices: Ono and Lod and the towns thereof are said to have been built by Shemed, a Benjamite (1 Ch 8:12). The children of Lod, Hadid and One, to the number of 725, returned from Bab...
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DIVISION
[isbe] DIVISION - di-vizh'-un: Used in English Versions of the Bible in the following senses: (1) A separate body of people (a) of the tribal divisions of Israel (Josh 11:23; 12:7; 18:10); (b) of sections of a tribe, "the divisions...
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GE-HARASHIM
[isbe] GE-HARASHIM - ge-ha-ra'-shim (ge'charashim): In 1 Ch 4:14, the King James Version renders "valley of Charashim." In Neh 11:35, English Versions of the Bible renders "valley of craftsmen"; here it is named with Lod and Ono. S...
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HYENA
[isbe] HYENA - hi-e'-na (tsabhua` (Jer 12:9); Septuagint huaine (Jer 12:9; Ecclesiasticus 13:18); compare Arabic dab` or dabu`, "hyaena"; compare tsebho`im, Zeboim (1 Sam 13:18; Neh 11:34); also compare tsibh`on, Zibeon (Gen 36:2,1...
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VALE, VALLEY
[isbe] VALE, VALLEY - val, val'-i: (1) gay'; either absolute: "from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab" (Nu 21:20); or with a proper name: "valley of Hinnom," also "valley of the son of Hinnom" (Josh 15:8); "valley o...
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ZEBOIIM
[isbe] ZEBOIIM - ze-boi'-im (tsebhoyim; the Septuagint uniformly Sebo(e)im; the King James Version, Zeboim): One of the cities in the Vale of Siddim, destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah. It is always mentioned next to Admah (Gen 10:1...
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