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7:1 When <0834> the wall <02346> had been <01961> rebuilt <01129> and I had positioned <05975> the doors <01817>, and the gatekeepers <07778>, the singers <07891>, and the Levites <03881> had been appointed <06485>, 7:2 I then put <06680> in charge <06680> over <05921> Jerusalem <03389> my brother <0251> Hanani <02607> and Hananiah <02608> the chief <08269> of the citadel <01002>, for <03588> he <01931> was a faithful <0571> man <0376> and feared <03372> God <0430> more than many <07227> do. 7:3 I said <0559> to them, “The gates <08179> of Jerusalem <03389> must not <03808> be opened <06605> in the early morning <08121> <02527>, until <05704> those <01992> who are standing <05975> guard close <01479> the doors <01817> and lock <0270> them. Position <05975> residents <03427> of Jerusalem <03389> as guards <04931>, some <0376> at their guard <04929> stations and some <0376> near <05048> their homes <01004>.” 7:4 Now the city <05892> was spread out <07342> and large <01419>, and there were not a lot <04592> of people <05971> in <08432> it. At that time houses <01004> had not <0369> been rebuilt <01129>. 7:5 My God <0430> placed <05414> it on <0413> my heart <03820> to gather <06908> the <0853> leaders <02715>, the officials <05461>, and the ordinary people <05971> so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy <03187>. I found <04672> the genealogical <03188> records <05612> of those who had formerly <07223> returned <05927>. Here is what I found <04672> written <03789> in that record: 7:6 These <0428> are the people <01121> of the province <04082> who returned <05927> from the captivity <07628> of the exiles <01473>, whom <0834> King <04428> Nebuchadnezzar <05019> of Babylon <0894> had forced into exile <01540>. They returned <07725> to Jerusalem <03389> and to Judah <03063>, each <0376> to his own city <05892>. 7:7 They came <0935> with <05973> Zerubbabel <02216>, Jeshua <03442>, Nehemiah <05166>, Azariah <05838>, Raamiah <07485>, Nahamani <05167>, Mordecai <04782>, Bilshan <01114>, Mispereth <04559>, Bigvai <0902>, Nehum <05149>, and Baanah <01196>. The number <04557> of Israelite <03478> <05971> men <0376> was as follows: 7:8 the descendants <01121> of Parosh <06551>, 2,172 <08147> <07657> <03967> <0505>; 7:9 the descendants <01121> of Shephatiah <08203>, 372 <08147> <07657> <03967> <07969>; 7:10 the descendants <01121> of Arah <0733>, 652 <08147> <02572> <03967> <08337>; 7:11 the descendants <01121> of Pahath-Moab <06355> (from the line <01121> of Jeshua <03442> and Joab <03097>), 2,818 <06240> <08083> <03967> <08083> <0505>; 7:12 the descendants <01121> of Elam <05867>, 1,254 <0702> <02572> <03967> <0505>; 7:13 the descendants <01121> of Zattu <02240>, 845 <02568> <0705> <03967> <08083>; 7:14 the descendants <01121> of Zaccai <02140>, 760 <08346> <03967> <07651>; 7:15 the descendants <01121> of Binnui <01131>, 648 <08083> <0705> <03967> <08337>; 7:16 the descendants <01121> of Bebai <0893>, 628 <08083> <06242> <03967> <08337>; 7:17 the descendants <01121> of Azgad <05803>, 2,322 <08147> <06242> <03967> <07969> <0505>; 7:18 the descendants <01121> of Adonikam <0140>, 667 <07651> <08346> <03967> <08337>; 7:19 the descendants <01121> of Bigvai <0902>, 2,067 <07651> <08346> <0505>; 7:20 the descendants <01121> of Adin <05720>, 655 <02568> <02572> <03967> <08337>; 7:21 the descendants <01121> of Ater <0333> (through Hezekiah <02396>), 98 <08083> <08673>; 7:22 the descendants <01121> of Hashum <02828>, 328 <08083> <06242> <03967> <07969>; 7:23 the descendants <01121> of Bezai <01209>, 324 <0702> <06242> <03967> <07969>; 7:24 the descendants <01121> of Harif <02756>, 112 <06240> <08147> <03967>; 7:25 the descendants <01121> of Gibeon <01391>, 95 <02568> <08673>; 7:26 The men <0582> of Bethlehem <01035> and Netophah <05199>, 188 <08083> <08084> <03967>; 7:27 the men <0376> of Anathoth <06068>, 128 <08083> <06242> <03967>; 7:28 the men <0376> of the family of Azmaveth <01041>, 42 <08147> <0705>; 7:29 the men <0376> of Kiriath Jearim <07157>, Kephirah <03716>, and Beeroth <0881>, 743 <07969> <0705> <03967> <07651>; 7:30 the men <0376> of Ramah <07414> and Geba <01387>, 621 <0259> <06242> <03967> <08337>; 7:31 the men <0376> of Micmash <04363>, 122 <08147> <06242> <03967>;

• Neh 6:15--7:72 -- The Rebuilding of the Wall Is Finally Completed

• Nehemiah

  [ebd] comforted by Jehovah. (1.) Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7:7. (2.) Neh. 3:16. (3.) The son of Hachaliah (Neh. 1:1), and probably of the tribe of Judah. His family must have belonged to Jerusalem (Neh. 2:3). He was one of the "Jews of the d...
  [isbe] NEHEMIAH - ne-he-mi'-a, ne-hem-i'-a (nechemyah, "comforted of Yah"): 1. Family 2. Youth 3. King's Cupbearer 4. Governor of Judea 5. Death LITERATURE Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah, is the Jewish patriot whose life is recorded...
  [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...
  

• Genealogy

  [nave] GENEALOGY, Num. 1:18; 2 Chr. 12:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:5; Heb. 7:3. Of no spiritual significance, Matt. 3:9; 1 Tim. 1:4; Tit. 3:9. From Adam to Noah, Gen. 4:16-22; 5; 1 Chr. 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; to Abraham, Gen. 11:10-32; ...
  

• 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...
  

• 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 ...
  

• Bigvai

  [isbe] BIGVAI - big'-va-i (bighway; Baogei, Bagoua): (1) The head of one of the families who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:2; Neh 7:7), having a large number of his retainers (2,056, according to Ezr 2:14; 2,067, acc...
  [smith] (happy). "Children of Bigvai," 2056 (Neh. 2067) in number, returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel, (Ezra 2:14; Nehemiah 7:19) and 72 of them at a later date with Ezra. (Ezra 8:14) (B.C. 536.) Apparently one of the chief...
  [nave] BIGVAI, head of Jewish family, Ezra 2:2; 8:14; Neh. 7:7, 19; 10:16.
  

• Hananiah

  [ebd] Jehovah has given. (1.) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4,23). (3.) One of Uzziah's military officers (2 Chr. 26:11). (4.) Grandfather of the captain who arrested Jere...
  [isbe] HANANIAH - han-a-ni'-a (chananyahu, chananyah; Ananias; also with aspirate, "Yahweh hath been gracious"): This was a common name in Israel for many centuries. (1) A Benjamite (1 Ch 8:24). (2) A captain of Uzziah's army (2 Ch...
  [smith] (gift of God). One of the fourteen sons of Heman, and chief of the sixteenth course of singers. (1 Chronicles 25:4,5,23) (B.C. 1014.) A general in the army of King Uzziah. (2 Chronicles 26:11) Father of Zedekiah, in th...
  [nave] HANANIAH 1. Son of Heman, 1 Chr. 25:4, 23. 2. A captain of Uzziah's army, 2 Chr. 26:11. 3. Father of Zedekiah, Jer. 36:12. 4. A prophet of Gibeon who uttered false prophecies in the temple during the reign of Zedekiah, Je...
  

• Jeshua

  [ebd] (1.) Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr. 24:11). (2.) A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute offerings in the priestly cities (2 Chr. 31:15). (3.) Ezra 2:6; Neh. 7:11. (4.) Ezra 2:...
  [smith] (a saviour), another form of the name of Joshua of Jesus. Joshua the son of Nun. (Nehemiah 8:17) [JOSHUA] A priest in the reign of David, to whom the nine course fell by David, to whom the ninth course fell by lot. (1 Chr...
  [nave] JESHUA 1. Called also Jeshuah. A priest, head of the ninth course, 1 Chr. 24:11. Nine hundred and seventy-three of his descendants returned from Babylon, Ezra 2:36; Neh. 7:39. 2. A Levite, had charge of the tithes, 2 Chr. ...
  

• Zattu

  [ebd] id., one whose descendants returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:8; Neh. 7:13); probably the same as Zatthu.
  [isbe] ZATTU - zat'-u (zattu', meaning unknown): Head of a large family that returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem from Babylon (Ezr 2:8; 10:27; Neh 7:13; 10:14 (15)). According to Ezr 10:27, some of his sons had married foreign wi...
  [smith] The sons of Zattu were a family of laymen of Israel who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:8; Nehemiah 7:13)
  [nave] ZATTU 1. One whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel, Ezra 2:8; 10:27; Neh. 7:13. 2. Probably identical with Zatthu. One who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, Neh. 10:14.
  

• Raamiah

  [ebd] thunder of the Lord, one of the princes who returned from the Exile (Neh. 7:7); called also Reelaiah (Ezra 2:2).
  [isbe] RAAMIAH - ra-a-mi'-a (ra`amyah; Codex Vaticanus Naamia; Codex Alexandrinus, Rheelma): One of the leading men who returned with Zerubbabel from captivity (Neh 7:7). In the corresponding passage in Ezr 2:2, where the same list...
  [smith] (thunder of Jehovah), one of the chiefs who returned with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 7:7) In (Ezra 2:2) he is called REELAIAH. (B.C. 445.)
  [nave] RAAMIAH One of those who returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon, Neh. 7:7. Called Reelaiah in Ezra 2:2.
  

• Netophah

  [ebd] distillation; dropping, a town in Judah, in the neighbourhood, probably, of Bethlehem (Neh. 7:26; 1 Chr. 2:54). Two of David's guards were Netophathites (1 Chr. 27:13, 15). It has been identified with the ruins of Metoba, or...
  [isbe] NETOPHAH - ne-to'-fa (neTophah; Septuagint Netopha, Nephota, and other variants): The birthplace of two of David's heroes, Maharai and Heleb (2 Sam 23:28,29), also of Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, one of the...
  [smith] (distillation), a town the name of which occurs only in the catalogue of those who returned with Zerubbabel from the captivity. (Ezra 2:22; Nehemiah 7:26) 1 Esdr. 5:18. But, though not directly mentioned till so late a period...
  [nave] NETOPHAH, a city in Judah, Ezra 2:22; Neh. 7:26.
  

• Hariph

  [ebd] autumnal rain. (1.) Neh. 7:24. (2.) 10:19.
  [isbe] HARIPH - ha'-rif (chariph, chariph): One of those who returned from exile under Zerubbabel and helped to seal the covenant under Nehemiah and Ezra (Neh 7:24; 10:19 (20)). Ezr 2:18 has "Jorah."
  [smith] (a plucking-off). A hundred and twelve of the Bene-Hariph returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 7:24) The name occurs again among the "heads of the people" who sealed the covenant. ch. (Nehemiah 10:19)
  [nave] HARIPH 1. One of the exiles, Neh. 7:24. Probably the same with Jorah, Ezra 2:18. 2. One who sealed the covenant, Neh. 10:19.
  

• Bilshan

  [ebd] son of the tongue; i.e., "eloquent", a man of some note who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7:7).
  [isbe] BILSHAN - bil'-shan (bilshan): An Israelite who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:2 = Neh 7:7). The name may be explained as "inquirer" (new Hebrew and Aramaic), balash, the ("b" being an abbreviation of ben, as in bidhqar, an...
  [smith] (eloquent), one of Zerubbabel?s companions on his expedition from Babylon. (Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7) (B.C. 536).
  [nave] BILSHAN, a Jew of the captivity, Ezra 2:2; Neh. 7:7.
  

• Hashum

  [ebd] opulent. (1.) Ezra 2:19; Neh. 7:22. (2.) Stood on Ezra's left hand while he read the law (Neh. 8:4).
  [isbe] HASHUM - ha'-shum (chashum): (1) In Ezr 2:19; Neh 7:22, "children of Hashum" are mentioned among the returning exiles. In Ezr 10:33 (compare 1 Esdras 9:33, "Asom"), members of the same family are named among those who marrie...
  [smith] (rich). Bene-Hashum, 223 in number, came back from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:19; 10:33; Nehemiah 7:22) (B.C. before 536.) The chief man of the family was among these who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10...
  [nave] HASHUM 1. Ancestor of certain Jews who returned from the captivity, Ezra 2:19; 10:33; Neh. 7:22. 2. A priest, Neh. 8:4. 3. A head of a family, Neh. 10:18.
  

• Hanani

  [ebd] God has gratified me, or is gracious. (1.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 25). (2.) A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria, against Judah (2 Chr. 16:1-10)...
  [isbe] HANANI - ha-na'-ni (chanani, "gracious"): (1) A musician and son of Heman, David's seer, and head of one of the courses of the temple service (1 Ch 25:4,25). (2) A seer, the father of Jehu. He was cast into prison for his co...
  [smith] (gracious). One of the sons of Heman, and head of the eighteenth course of the service. (1 Chronicles 25:4,25) A seer who rebuked (B.C. 941) Asa king of Judah. (2 Chronicles 16:7) For this he was imprisoned. ver. 10 He...
  [nave] HANANI 1. Son of Heman, 1 Chr. 25:4, 25. 2. A prophet who rebuked Asa, king of Judah, 2 Chr. 16:7. 3. Father of Jehu the prophet, 1 Kin. 16:1, 7; 2 Chr. 19:2; 20:34. Possibly identical with 2. 4. A priest, Ezra 10:20. 5...
  

• Azgad

  [isbe] AZGAD - az'-gad `azgadh, "strong is Gad": In the list of those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel are mentioned "the children of Azgad" (1,222, Ezr 2:12; 2,322, Neh 7:17). 110 males with their chief returned with Ezra...
  [smith] (strength of fortune). The children of Azgad, to the number of 1222 (2322 according to) (Nehemiah 7:17) were among the laymen who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:12; 8:12) With the other heads of the People they joined in t...
  [nave] AZGAD 1. Ancestor of certain captives who returned from Babylon, Ezra 2:12; Neh. 7:17. 2. A returned exile, Ezra 8:12. 3. A chief who signed Nehemiah's covenant, Neh. 10:15.
  

• Elam

  [isbe] ELAM - e'-lam (`elam): (1) A son of Shem (Gen 10:22; 1 Ch 1:17; see ELAMITES). (2) A Benjamite (1 Ch 8:24). (3) A Korahite (1 Ch 26:3). (4) Heads of families in the return (Ezr 2:7 parallel Neh 7:12; Ezr 2:31 parallel Neh 7:...
  [smith] (eternity). This seems to have been originally the name of a man, the son of Shem. (Genesis 10:22; 1 Chronicles 1:17) Commonly, however, it is used as the appellation of a country. (Genesis 14:1,9; Isaiah 11:11; 21:2) The...
  [nave] ELAM 1. A district southeast of Babylon, on Persian Gulf, Gen. 14:1, 9; Dan. 8:2. Prophecies concerning, Isa. 11:11; 21:2; 22:6; Jer. 25:25; 49:34-39; Ezek. 32:24. Jews from, Acts 2:9. See: Elamites. 2. A Korhite Levite,...
  

• Ater

  [isbe] ATER - a'-ter ('aTer, "bound" (?)): (1) The ancestor of a family of 98 persons who returned from Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:16; Neh 7:21). the King James Version has "Ater of Hezekiah"; the Revised Version (...
  [smith] (shut up). The children of Ater were among the porters or gate-keepers of the temple who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45) The children of ATER OF HEZEKIAH to the number of 98 returned with Zerubbabel, (Ez...
  [nave] ATER 1. A descendant of Hezekiah, who returned from Babylon, Ezra 2:16; Neh. 7:21. 2. A porter, Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45. 3. An Israelite, who subscribed to Nehemiah's covenant, Neh. 10:17.
  

• Joab

  [isbe] JOAB - jo'-ab (yo'-abh, "Yahweh is father"; Ioab): (1) Son of Zeruiah, David's sister. He was "captain of the host" (compare 2 Sam 19:13) under David. 1. Joab and Abner: (a) Joab is first introduced in the narrative of the w...
  [smith] (whose father is Jehovah), the most remarkable of the three nephews of David, the children of Zeruiah, David?s sister. (B.C. 1053-1012.) Joab first appears after David?s accession to the throne at Hebron. Abner slew in battle...
  [nave] JOAB 1. Son of David's sister, 1 Chr. 2:16. Commander of David's army, 2 Sam. 8:16; 20:23; 1 Chr. 11:6; 18:15; 27:34. Dedicated spoils of his battles, 1 Chr. 26:28. Defeated the Jebusites, 1 Chr. 11:6. Defeats and slays ...
  

• Bezai

  [isbe] BEZAI - be'-za-i (betsay, "shining"(?)): (1) A chief who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant (Neh 10:18). (2) The descendants of Bezai returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (323, Ezr 2:17; 324, Neh 7:23 = Bassai, 1 Esdras 5:16...
  [smith] (conqueror). "Children of Bezai," to the number of 328, returned from captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:17; Nehemiah 7:23; 10:18)
  [nave] BEZAI 1. Head of a Jewish family, which returned from Babylon, Ezra 2:17; Neh. 7:23. 2. A family that sealed the covenant with Nehemiah, Neh. 10:18.
  

• Shephatiah

  [isbe] SHEPHATIAH - shef-a-ti'-a, she-fat'-ya (shephaTyah, "Yah has judged"): (1) A son of David, by Abital (2 Sam 3:4; 1 Ch 3:3). (2) A Benjamite, father of Meshullam, of Jerusalem (1 Ch 9:8). (3) A Benjamite, who joined David at ...
  [smith] (judged by Jehovah). The fifth son of David. (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Chronicles 3:3) (B.C. about 1050.) The family of Shephatiah, 372 in number, returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:4; Nehemiah 7:9) see also Ezra 8:8 (B.C. 536.)...
  [nave] SHEPHATIAH 1. Son of David, 2 Sam. 3:4; 1 Chr. 3:3. 2. A Benjamite, father of Meshullam, 1 Chr. 9:8. 3. A valiant man who joined David at Ziklag, 1 Chr. 12:5. 4. A ruler of Simeon, 1 Chr. 27:16. 5. Son of Jehoshaphat, 2 ...
  

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