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7:1 When the wall had been rebuilt and I had positioned the doors , and the gatekeepers , the singers , and the Levites had been appointed , 7:2 I then put in charge over Jerusalem my brother Hanani and Hananiah the chief of the citadel , for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do. 7:3 I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem must not be opened in the early morning , until those who are standing guard close the doors and lock them. Position residents of Jerusalem as guards , some at their guard stations and some near their homes .” 7:4 Now the city was spread out and large , and there were not a lot of people in it. At that time houses had not been rebuilt . 7:5 My God placed it on my heart to gather the leaders , the officials , and the ordinary people so they could be enrolled on the basis of genealogy . I found the genealogical records of those who had formerly returned . Here is what I found written in that record: 7:6 These are the people of the province who returned from the captivity of the exiles , whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had forced into exile . They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah , each to his own city . 7:7 They came with Zerubbabel , Jeshua , Nehemiah , Azariah , Raamiah , Nahamani , Mordecai , Bilshan , Mispereth , Bigvai , Nehum , and Baanah . The number of Israelite men was as follows: 7:8 the descendants of Parosh , 2,172 ; 7:9 the descendants of Shephatiah , 372 ; 7:10 the descendants of Arah , 652 ; 7:11 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (from the line of Jeshua and Joab ), 2,818 ; 7:12 the descendants of Elam , 1,254 ; 7:13 the descendants of Zattu , 845 ; 7:14 the descendants of Zaccai , 760 ; 7:15 the descendants of Binnui , 648 ; 7:16 the descendants of Bebai , 628 ; 7:17 the descendants of Azgad , 2,322 ; 7:18 the descendants of Adonikam , 667 ; 7:19 the descendants of Bigvai , 2,067 ; 7:20 the descendants of Adin , 655 ; 7:21 the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah ), 98 ; 7:22 the descendants of Hashum , 328 ; 7:23 the descendants of Bezai , 324 ; 7:24 the descendants of Harif , 112 ; 7:25 the descendants of Gibeon , 95 ; 7:26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah , 188 ; 7:27 the men of Anathoth , 128 ; 7:28 the men of the family of Azmaveth , 42 ; 7:29 the men of Kiriath Jearim , Kephirah , and Beeroth , 743 ; 7:30 the men of Ramah and Geba , 621 ; 7:31 the men of Micmash , 122 ; 7:32 the men of Bethel and Ai , 123 ; 7:33 the men of the other Nebo , 52 ; 7:34 the descendants of the other Elam , 1,254 ; 7:35 the descendants of Harim , 320 ; 7:36 the descendants of Jericho , 345 ; 7:37 the descendants of Lod , Hadid , and Ono , 721 ; 7:38 the descendants of Senaah , 3,930 . 7:39 The priests : the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua ), 973 ; 7:40 the descendants of Immer , 1,052 ; 7:41 the descendants of Pashhur , 1,247 ; 7:42 the descendants of Harim , 1,017 . 7:43 The Levites : the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel , through the line of Hodaviah ), 74 . 7:44 The singers : the descendants of Asaph , 148 . 7:45 The gatekeepers : the descendants of Shallum , the descendants of Ater , the descendants of Talmon , the descendants of Akkub , the descendants of Hatita , and the descendants of Shobai , 138 . 7:46 The temple servants : the descendants of Ziha , the descendants of Hasupha , the descendants of Tabbaoth , 7:47 the descendants of Keros , the descendants of Sia , the descendants of Padon , 7:48 the descendants of Lebanah , the descendants of Hagabah , the descendants of Shalmai , 7:49 the descendants of Hanan , the descendants of Giddel , the descendants of Gahar , 7:50 the descendants of Reaiah , the descendants of Rezin , the descendants of Nekoda , 7:51 the descendants of Gazzam , the descendants of Uzzah , the descendants of Paseah , 7:52 the descendants of Besai , the descendants of Meunim , the descendants of Nephussim , 7:53 the descendants of Bakbuk , the descendants of Hakupha , the descendants of Harhur , 7:54 the descendants of Bazluth , the descendants of Mehida , the descendants of Harsha , 7:55 the descendants of Barkos , the descendants of Sisera , the descendants of Temah , 7:56 the descendants of Neziah , the descendants of Hatipha . 7:57 The descendants of the servants of Solomon : the descendants of Sotai , the descendants of Sophereth , the descendants of Perida , 7:58 the descendants of Jaala , the descendants of Darkon , the descendants of Giddel , 7:59 the descendants of Shephatiah , the descendants of Hattil , the descendants of Pokereth-Hazzebaim , and the descendants of Amon . 7:60 All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon , 392 . 7:61 These are the ones who came up from Tel Melah , Tel Harsha , Kerub , Addon , and Immer (although they were unable to certify their family connection or their ancestry , as to whether they were really from Israel ): 7:62 the descendants of Delaiah , the descendants of Tobiah , and the descendants of Nekoda , 642 . 7:63 And from among the priests : the descendants of Hobaiah , the descendants of Hakkoz , and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a woman from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name ). 7:64 They searched for their records in the genealogical materials , but none were found . They were therefore excluded from the priesthood . 7:65 The governor instructed them not to eat any of the sacred food until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim . 7:66 The entire group numbered 42,360 , 7:67 not counting their 7,337 male and female servants . They also had 245 male and female singers . 7:68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 7:69 435 camels , and 6,720 donkeys . 7:70 Some of the family leaders contributed to the work . The governor contributed to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas , 50 bowls , and 530 priestly garments . 7:71 Some of the family leaders gave to the project treasury 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas . 7:72 What the rest of the people gave amounted to 20,000 gold drachmas , 2,000 silver minas , and 67 priestly garments .

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  • 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; ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • Levites

    [nave] LEVITES The descendants of Levi. Set apart as ministers of religion, Num. 1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; Deut. 10:8; 1 Chr. 15:2. Substituted in the place of the firstborn, Num. 3:12, 41-45; 8:14, 16-18; 18:6. Religious ...

  • Priest

    [ebd] The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved on the head of the famil...
    [nave] PRIEST. Before Moses Melchizedek, Gen. 14:18; Heb. 5:6, 10, 11; 6:20; 7:1-21. Jethro, Ex. 2:16. Priests in Israel before the giving of the law, Ex. 19:22, 24. Called angel, Eccl. 5:6. Mosaic Ex. 28:1-4; 29:9, 44; Num....

  • DARIC

    [ebd] in the Revised Version of 1 Chr. 29:7; Ezra 2:69; 8:27; Neh. 7:70-72, where the Authorized Version has "dram." It is the rendering of the Hebrew darkemon and the Greek dareikos. It was a gold coin, bearing the figure of a Pe...
    [isbe] DARIC - dar'-ik (darkemon, and 'adharkon; dareikos): A Persian gold coin about a guinea or five dollars in value. The first form of the word occurs in 1 Ch 29:7; Ezr 2:69, and Neh 7:70-72; the second in Ezr 8:27 and is rende...
    [smith] (from dara , a king), Authorized Version "dram," (1 Chronicles 29:7; Ezra 2:69; 8:27; Nehemiah 7:70,71,72) a gold coin current in Palestine in the period after the return from Babylon. It weighed 128 grains, and was worth ...

  • 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. ...

  • Harim

    [ebd] flat-nosed. (1.) The head of the second course of priests (1 Chr. 24:8). (2.) Ezra 2:32, 39; Neh. 7:35, 42. (3.) Neh. 3:11. (4.) 12:3. (5.) 10:5
    [isbe] HARIM - ha'-rim (charim): A family name. (1) A non-priestly family that returned from captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:32; Neh 7:35); mentioned among those who married foreign wives (Ezr 10:31); also mentioned among those wh...
    [smith] (flat-nosed). A priest who had charge of the third division in the house of God. (1 Chronicles 24:8) (B.C. 1014.) Bene-Harim, probably descendants of the above, to the number of 1017, came from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (E...
    [nave] HARIM 1. A priest, 1 Chr. 24:8. 2. An Israelite whose descendants returned from Babylon, Ezra 2:32, 39; 10:31; Neh. 7:35, 42. 3. The men who sealed the covenant, Neh. 10:5, 27; 12:15.

  • Tirshatha

    [ebd] a word probably of Persian origin, meaning "severity," denoting a high civil dignity. The Persian governor of Judea is so called (Ezra 2:63; Neh. 7:65, 70). Nehemiah is called by this name in Neh. 8:9; 10:1, and the "governo...
    [isbe] TIRSHATHA - ter-sha'-tha, tur'-sha-tha (tirshatha'; Hathersatha): A title which occurs 5 times in Ezra and Nehemiah (Ezr 2:63; Neh 7:65, the American Standard Revised Version and the English Revised Version margin "governor"...
    [smith] (always written with the article), the title of the governor of Judea under the Persians, perhaps derived from a Persian root signifying stern, severe, is added as a title after the name of Nehemiah, (Nehemiah 8:9; 10:1) and ...
    [nave] TIRSHATHA, a title of Persian governors, Ezra 2:63; Neh. 7:65, 70; 8:9.

  • Immer

    [ebd] talkative. (1.) The head of the sixteenth priestly order (1 Chr. 24:14). (2.) Jer. 20:1. (3.) Ezra 2:37; Neh. 7:40. (4.) Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:61. (5.) The father of Zadok (Neh. 3:29).
    [isbe] IMMER - im'-er ('immer): (1) A priest of David's time (1 Ch 24:14), whose descendants are mentioned in Ezr 2:37; 10:20; Neh 3:29; 7:40; 11:13. (2) A priest of Jeremiah's time (Jer 20:1). (3) A place in Babylonia (Ezr 2:59; N...
    [smith] (talkative). The founder of an important family of priests. (1 Chronicles 9:12; Nehemiah 11:13) This family had charge of, and gave its name to, the sixteenth course of the service. (1 Chronicles 24:14) (B.C. 1014.) Ap...
    [nave] IMMER 1. A family of priests, 1 Chr. 9:12; Ezra 2:37; 10:20; Neh. 7:40; 11:13. 2. Head of a division of priests, 1 Chr. 24:14. 3. Name of a man or town, Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:61. 4. Father of Zadok, Neh. 3:29. 5. Father of P...

  • Shephatiah

    [ebd] judged of the Lord. (1.) A son of David by Abital (2 Sam. 3:4). (2.) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5). (3.) A Simeonite prince in David's time (1 Chr. 27:16). (4.) One of Jehoshaphat's sons (2 Chr. 21:2)....
    [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 ...

  • Giddel

    [isbe] GIDDEL - gid'-el (giddel, "very great," "stout"): (1) The name of the head of a family of Nethinim (Ezr 2:47 = Neh 7:49 = 1 Esdras 5:30 (here as Cathua)). (2) The name of the head of a family of Solomon's servants (Ezr 2:56 ...
    [smith] (very great). Children of Giddel were among the Nethinim who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:47; Nehemiah 7:49) Bene-Giddel were also among the "servants of Solomon" who returned to Judea in the name car...
    [nave] GIDDEL 1. One of the Nethinim, Ezra 2:47; Neh. 7:49. 2. One of Solomon's servants, Ezra 2:56; Neh. 7:58.

  • Nekoda

    [isbe] NEKODA - ne-ko'-da (neqodha'): (1) Head of a family of Nethinim (Ezr 2:48; Neh 7:50; compare 1 Esdras 5:31). (2) Head of a family which failed to prove its Israelite descent (Ezr 2:60; Neh 7:62; compare 1 Esdras 5:31,37). In...
    [smith] (distinguished). The descendants of Nekoda returned among the Nethinim after the captivity. (Ezra 2:48; Nehemiah 7:50) The sons of Nekoda were among those who went up after the captivity from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, and other ...
    [nave] NEKODA, name of two Jewish exiles, Ezra 2:48, 60; Neh. 7:50, 62.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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,...

  • 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...

  • Pound

    [ebd] (1.) A weight. Heb. maneh, equal to 100 shekels (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:71, 72). Gr. litra, equal to about 12 oz. avoirdupois (John 12:3; 19:39). (2.) A sum of money; the Gr. mna or mina (Luke 19:13, 16, 18, 20, 24...
    [smith] A weight. [See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND MEASURES] A sum of money put in the Old Testament, (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 7:71) for the Hebrew maneh , worth in silver about . In the parable of the ten pounds, (Luke 1...
    [nave] POUND The Hebrew word "maneh'' is translated "pound,'' 1 Kin. 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh. 7:71, 72, and is equivalent to about one pound, fourteen ounces. In John 12:3 the weight was equivalent to about twelve ounces. In Luke 19:...

  • Nethinim

    [ebd] the name given to the hereditary temple servants in all the post-Exilian books of Scripture. The word means given, i.e., "those set apart", viz., to the menial work of the sanctuary for the Levites. The name occurs seventeen...
    [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.
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