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Texts -- Nehemiah 7:51 (NET)
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- Neh 6:15--7:72 -- The Rebuilding of the Wall Is Finally Completed
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Gazzam
[isbe] GAZZAM - gaz'-am (gazzam, "devouring"): Head of a family of Nethinim who returned from exile (Ezr 2:48; Neh 7:51; 1 Esdras 5:31, "Gazera").
[smith] (devouring). The Bene-Gazzam were among the familiar of the Nethinim who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:48; Nehemiah 7:51) (B.C. 536.)
[nave] GAZZAM, one of the Nethinim, Ezra 2:48; Neh. 7:51.
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Paseah
[isbe] PASEAH - pa-se'-a, pas'-e-a (paceach "limping"): (1) A son of Eshton, descendant of Judah (1 Ch 4:12). (2) The eponym of a family of Nethinim (Ezr 2:49; Neh 7:51, the King James Version "Phaseah" ="Phinoe" (1 Esdras 5:31). (...
[nave] PASEAH 1. Called also Phaseah. A son of Eshton, 1 Chr. 4:12. 2. Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon, Ezra 2:49; Neh. 7:51. 3. Father of Jehoiada, probably identical with preceding, Ne...
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Phaseah
[smith] (Nehemiah 7:51) [PASEAH, 2]
[nave] PHASEAH, called also Paseah. Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, Ezra 2:49; Neh. 3:6; 7:51.
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Uzza
[smith] (strength). A Benjamite of the sons of Ehud. (1Â Chronicles 8:7) (B.C. 1445.) Elsewhere called UZZA, OR UZZAH. (1Â Chronicles 13:7,9,10,11) [UZZA, OR UZZAH] The children of Uzza were a family of Nethinim who returned wit...
[nave] UZZA 1. See: Uzzah, 1. 2. Proprietor of the burial place of kings Manasseh and Amon, 2 Kin. 21:18, 26. 3. Son of Shimei, 1 Chr. 6:29. 4. Son of Ehud, 1 Chr. 8:7. 5. One of the Nethinim, Ezra 2:49; Neh. 7:51.
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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; ...
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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 ...
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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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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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PHINOE
[isbe] PHINOE - fin'-o-e (Phinoe; the King James Version Phinees): Name of one of the families of temple-servants who went up from Babylon with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:31) = "Paseah" of Ezr 2:49; Neh 7:51.
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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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OZIAS
[isbe] OZIAS - o-zi'-as: (1) (Ozeias, Ozias, Codex Vaticanus a b): The son of Micah, a Simeonite, one of the 3 rulers of Bethulia in the days of Judith (Judith 6:15,16; 7:23; 8:9 ff; 10:6). (2) (Ozeias, Codex Vaticanus and Swete; t...
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PHASEAH, PASEAH
[isbe] PHASEAH, PASEAH - fa-se'-a, pa-se'-a (paceach, "lame"): (1) A descendant of Judah, son of Eshton (1 Ch 4:12). (2) Name of a family of Nethinim (Ezr 2:49; Neh 7:51 (King James Version "Phaseah"); "Phinoe" of 1 Esdras 5:31 Rev...
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GAZERA
[isbe] GAZERA - ga-ze'-ra (Gazera): (1) A fortress of Judea (1 Macc 4:15; 7:45); in the Revised Version (British and American) always GAZARA (which see). (2) Head of a family of temple-servants who returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdra...
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UZZA; UZZAH
[isbe] UZZA; UZZAH - uz'-a, uz'-a ('uzzah (2 Sam 6:6-8), otherwise `uzza' meaning uncertain): (1) One of those who accompanied the ark on its journey from Kiriath-jearim toward David's citadel (2 Sam 6:3-8, "Uzzah" = 1 Ch 13:7-11, ...
Resources/Books
Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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The Book of Samuel covers the period of Israel's history bracketed by Samuel's conception and the end of David's reign. David turned the kingdom over to Solomon in 971 B.C.3David reigned for 40 and one-half years (2 Sam. 2:11...
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This chapter contains a record of the people who responded to Cyrus' decree and returned to the Promised Land. It is a list of families rather than individuals and the towns in Babylon from which they came. Almost all of thes...
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Ackroyd, Peter R. I and II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah. London: SCM Press, 1973._____. "The Temple Vessels--A Continuity Theme."Vetus Testamentum Supplement23 (1972):166-81.Aharoni, Yohanan, and Michael Avi-Yonah. The Macmilla...
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The years of history the book covers are 445-431 B.C. or perhaps a few years after that.In 445 B.C. (the twentieth year of Artaxerxes' reign, 1:1) Nehemiah learned of the conditions in Jerusalem that led him to request permis...
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I. The fortification of Jerusalem chs. 1-7A. The return under Nehemiah chs. 1-21. The news concerning Jerusalem 1:1-32. The response of Nehemiah 1:4-113. The request of Nehemiah 2:1-84. The return to Jerusalem 2:9-20B. The re...
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Ackroyd, Peter R. I and II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah. London: SCM Press, 1973.Aharoni, Yohanan, and Michael Avi-Yonah. The Macmillan Bible Atlas. Revised ed., New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1977.Albright, William F. The...
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Zechariah began ministering among the Jews who had returned from captivity in Babylon (i.e., the restoration community) two months after Haggai began preaching (1:1; 7:1; cf. Neh. 12:10-16; Hag. 1:1). In a sense, Zechariah's ...
