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3:17 After <0310> him the Levites <03881> worked <02388>– Rehum <07348> son <01121> of Bani <01137> and after him Hashabiah <02811>, head <08269> of half <02677> the district <06418> of Keilah <07084>, for his district <06418>. 3:18 After <0310> him their relatives <0251> worked <02388>– Binnui <0942> son <01121> of Henadad <02582>, head <08269> of a half-district <06418> <02677> of Keilah <07084>. 3:19 Adjacent <03027> to <05921> him Ezer <05829> son <01121> of Jeshua <03442>, head <08269> of Mizpah <04709>, worked <02388> on another <08145> section <04060>, opposite <05048> the ascent <05927> to the armory <05402> at the buttress <04740>. 3:20 After <0310> him Baruch <01263> son <01121> of Zabbai <02079> worked on <02388> another <08145> section <04060>, from <04480> the buttress <04740> to <05704> the door <06607> of the house <01004> of Eliashib <0475> the high <01419> priest <03548>. 3:21 After <0310> him Meremoth <04822> son <01121> of Uriah <0223>, the son <01121> of Hakkoz <06976>, worked on another <08145> section <04060> from the door <06607> of Eliashib’s <0475> house <01004> to <05704> the end <08503> of it. 3:22 After <0310> him the priests <03548> worked <02388>, men <0376> of the nearby district <03603>. 3:23 After <0310> them Benjamin <01144> and Hasshub <02815> worked <02388> opposite <05048> their house <01004>. After <0310> them Azariah <05838> son <01121> of Maaseiah <04641>, the son <01121> of Ananiah <06055>, worked <02388> near <0681> his house <01004>. 3:24 After <0310> him Binnui <01131> son <01121> of Henadad <02582> worked on <02388> another <08145> section, from <04060> the house <01004> of Azariah <05838> to <05704> the buttress <04740> and the corner <06438>. 3:25 After him Palal <06420> son <01121> of Uzai <0186> worked opposite <05048> the buttress <04740> and the tower <04026> that protrudes <03318> from the upper <05945> palace <04428> <01004> of the court <02691> of the guard <04307>. After <0310> him Pedaiah <06305> son <01121> of Parosh <06551> 3:26 and the temple servants <05411> who were <01961> living <03427> on Ophel <06077> worked up to <05704> the area opposite <05048> the Water <04325> Gate <08179> toward the east <04217> and the protruding <03318> tower <04026>. 3:27 After <0310> them the men of Tekoa <08621> worked on <02388> another <08145> section <04060>, from opposite <05048> the great <01419> protruding <03318> tower <04026> to <05704> the wall <02346> of Ophel <06077>. 3:28 Above <05921> the Horse <05483> Gate <08179> the priests <03548> worked <02388>, each <0376> in front of <05048> his house <01004>. 3:29 After <0310> them Zadok <06659> son <01121> of Immer <0564> worked <02388> opposite <05048> his house <01004>, and after <0310> him Shemaiah <08098> son <01121> of Shecaniah <07935>, guard <08104> at the East <04217> Gate <08179>, worked <02388>. 3:30 After <0310> him Hananiah <02608> son <01121> of Shelemiah <08018>, and Hanun <02586>, the sixth <08345> son <01121> of Zalaph <06764>, worked on <02388> another <08145> section <04060>. After <0310> them Meshullam <04918> son <01121> of Berechiah <01296> worked <02388> opposite <05048> his quarters <05393>. 3:31 After <0310> him Malkijah <04441>, one <01121> of the goldsmiths <06885>, worked <02388> as far as <05704> the house <01004> of the temple servants <05411> and the traders <07402>, opposite <05048> the Inspection <04663> Gate <08179>, and up to <05704> the room above <05944> the corner <06438>. 3:32 And between <0996> the room above <05944> the corner <06438> and the Sheep <06629> Gate <08179> the goldsmiths <06884> and traders <07402> worked <02388>.

• Neh 3:1-32 -- The Names of the Builders

• Plain

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. 'abel (Judg. 11:33), a "grassy plain" or "meadow." Instead of "plains of the vineyards," as in the Authorized Version, the Revised Version has "Abel-cheramim" (q.v.), comp. Judg. 11:22; 2 Chr. 16:4. (2.) Heb. 'elon...
  

• Nethinim

  [isbe] NETHINIM - neth'-i-nim (nethinim, "given"; Natheineim; the King James Version Nethinims): 1. Meaning: A group of temple-servants (1 Ch 9:2 and 16 times in Ezra and Nehemiah). The word has always the article, and does not occ...
  [nave] NETHINIM Servants of the Levites, Ezra 8:20. Return from the captivity, 1 Chr. 9:2; Ezra 2:43, 58, 70; 7:7, 24; 8:17; Neh. 3:26, 31; 7:46, 60, 73; 10:28; 11:3, 21.
  

• Nehemiah

  [smith] (consolation of the Lord). Son of Hachaliah, and apparently of the tribe of Judah. All that we know certainly concerning him is contained in the book which bears his name. We first find him at Shushan, the winter residence o...
  [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...
  

• MACCABEES, BOOKS OF, 1-2

  [isbe] MACCABEES, BOOKS OF, 1-2 - mak'-a-bez, I. 1 MACCABEES 1. Name 2. Canonicity 3. Contents 4. Historicity 5. Author's Standpoint and Aim 6. Date 7. Sources 8. Original Language 9. Text and Versions LITERATURE II. 2 MACCABEES 1....
  

• Liberality

  [nave] LIBERALITY. Ex. 22:29, 30 Ex. 13:2, 12. Ex. 23:15 Ex. 34:20. Ex. 25:1-8; Ex. 35:4-29; Ex. 36:3-6; Ex. 38:8; Lev. 19:5 Lev. 22:29; Num. 35:8. Deut. 12:11, 12, 17-19; Deut. 14:27-29; Deut. 15:7-18; Deut. 16:10, 17; Deut. 18:1...
  

• Keilah

  [isbe] KEILAH - ke-i'-la (qe`ilah; Keeilam): (1) A city of the Shephelah mentioned (Josh 15:44) along with Nezib, Aehzib and Mareshah. Among those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem was "Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district o...
  [nave] KEILAH 1. One of a group of nine cities in the southern part of Palestine allotted to Judah, Josh. 15:44. Philistines make a predatory excursion against, after harvest, 1 Sam. 23:1. David rescues, 1 Sam. 23:2-13. Rulers o...
  

• Jerusalem

  [smith] (the habitation of peace), Jerusalem stands in latitude 31 degrees 46? 35" north and longitude 35 degrees 18? 30" east of Greenwich. It is 32 miles distant from the sea and 18 from the Jordan, 20 from Hebron and 36 from Samar...
  [nave] JERUSALEM Called Jebus, Josh. 18:28; Judg. 19:10; Zion, 1 Kin. 8:1; Zech. 9:13; City of David, 2 Sam. 5:7; Isa. 22:9; Salem, Gen. 14:18; Psa. 76:2; Ariel, Isa. 29:1; City of God, Psa. 46:4; City of the Great King, Psa. 48:2;...
  

• JERUSALEM, 2

  [isbe] JERUSALEM, 2 - IV. General Topography of Jerusalem. From the foregoing description of the "natural site," it will be seen that we have to deal with 5 natural subdivisions or hills, two on the western and three on the eastern...
  

• 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...
  

• Horse-gate

  [ebd] a gate in the wall of Jerusalem, at the west end of the bridge, leading from Zion to the temple (Neh. 3:28; Jer. 31:40).
  

• Henadad

  [isbe] HENADAD - hen'-a-dad (chenadhadh, "favor of Hadad"; Septuagint Henaad; Henadad; Henadab; Henalab (Ezr 3:9; Neh 3:18,24; 10:9)): One of the heads of the Levites in the post-exilic community.
  [nave] HENADAD, a Levite, Ezra 3:9; Neh. 3:18, 24; 10:9.
  

• ELIASHIB

  [ebd] whom God will restore. (1.) A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David (1 Chr. 24:12). (2.) A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh. 12:22, 23). He rebuilt the eastern city wall (3:1...
  [smith] (whom God restores). A priest in the time of King David eleventh in the order of the "governors" of the sanctuary. (1 Chronicles 24:12) One of the latest descendants of the royal family of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:24) Hi...
  

• Court

  [ebd] the enclosure of the tabernacle (Ex. 27:9-19; 40:8), of the temple (1 Kings 6:36), of a prison (Neh. 3:25), of a private house (2 Sam. 17:18), and of a king's palace (2 Kings 20:4).
  

• Country

  [nave] COUNTRY. Love of Judg. 5:1-31; 2 Sam. 10:12; Neh. 1:1-11; Neh. 2:1-20 chapters 3-6.Neh. 5:1-18; Psa. 137:1-6 The Jews held church and country as one, therefore See: Church, Love for. See also Patriotism.
  

• CRAFTS

  [isbe] CRAFTS - || I. SOURCES OF OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CRAFTS OF THE BIBLE 1. Written Records and Discoveries of Craftsmanship (1) Jewish (2) Canaanitish and Phoenician (3) Assyrian and Babylonian (4) Egyptian 2. Post-Biblical Writi...
  

• CITY

  [isbe] CITY - sit'-i (`ir, qiryah; polis): I. THE CANAANITE CITY 1. Origin 2. Extent 3. Villages 4. Sites 5. External Appearance 6. General II. THE CITY OF THE JEWISH OCCUPATION 1. Tower or Stronghold 2. High Place 3. Broad Place 4...
  

• BAVVAI

  [isbe] BAVVAI - bav'-a-i (bawway; Septuagint Codex Alexandrinus, Benei; Codex Vaticanus, Bedei; the King James Version Bavai, "wisher" (?) (Neh 3:18)): Perhaps identical with or a brother of Binnui (Neh 3:24). See BINNUI. Bavvai, "...
  

• Armoury

  [ebd] the place in which armour was deposited when not used (Neh. 3:19; Jer. 50:25). At first each man of the Hebrews had his own arms, because all went to war. There were no arsenals or magazines for arms till the time of David, ...
  

• AZARIAH

  [ebd] whom Jehovah helps. (1.) Son of Ethan, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:8). (2.) Son of Ahimaaz, who succeeded his grandfather Zadok as high priest (1 Chr. 6:9; 1 Kings 4:2) in the days of Solomon. He officiated at the consec...
  [isbe] AZARIAH - az-a-ri'-a `azaryahu and `azaryah, "Yahweh has helped"): (1) King of Judah. See UZZIAH. (2) A Judahite of the house of Ethan the Wise (1 Ch 2:8). (3) The son of Jehu, descended from an Egyptian through the daughter...
  [smith] (whom the Lord helps) a common name in Hebrew, and especially in the families of the priests of the line of Eleazar, whose name has precisely the same meaning as Azariah. It is nearly identical, and is often confounded, with ...
  

• ASCENT

  [isbe] ASCENT - a-sent': (1) The rendering in the King James Version twice, the Revised Version (British and American) 14 times correctly, of Hebrew ma`aleh, "ascent," "pass," as a geographical term (the King James Version Nu 34:4;...
  

• Rebuilding the Wall

  

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