Neh 11:25-36 - Commentary

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Text -- Nehemiah 11:25-36 (NET)

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11:25 As for the settlements with their fields, some of the people of Judah settled in Kiriath Arba and its neighboring villages, in Dibon and its villages, in Jekabzeel and its settlements, 11:26 in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth Pelet, 11:27 in Hazar Shual, in Beer Sheba and its villages, 11:28 in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages, 11:29 in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth, 11:30 Zanoah, Adullam and their settlements, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its villages. So they were encamped from Beer Sheba to the Valley of Hinnom. 11:31 Some of the descendants of Benjamin settled in Geba, Micmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages, 11:32 in Anathoth, Nob, and Ananiah, 11:33 in Hazor, Ramah, and Gittaim, 11:34 in Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat, 11:35 in Lod, Ono, and the Valley of the Craftsmen. 11:36 Some of the Judean divisions of the Levites settled in Benjamin.

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Names, People and Places:

· Adullam a resident of the town of Adullam

· Aija a town 2-3 km SE of Bethel

· Ananiah father of Maaseiah, father of Azariah, a wall repairman,a town of Benjamin on the east slope of the Mount of Olives

· Anathoth a town of Benjamin 10 km NE of Jerusalem, given to the priests,son of Becher, a Benjamite,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law

· Azekah a town in the western foothills of Judah

· Beer-Sheba a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah

· Beer-sheba a famous well, its town and district in southern Judah

· Benjamin the tribe of Benjamin of Israel

· Beth-Pelet a town of south-eastern Judah

· Beth-pelet a town of south-eastern Judah

· Bethel a town of Benjamin bordering Ephraim 18 km north of Jerusalem

· Dibon a town in Moab near where Israel encamped,a town in the Negeb of southeastern Judah

· En-rimmon a spring & town of Simeon and Judah, 14 km north of Beer-Sheba

· En-Rimmon a spring & town of Simeon and Judah, 14 km north of Beer-Sheba

· Geba a town of Judah 8 km north of Jerusalem, 5 km east of Gibeon (SMM)

· Gittaim a town of Benjamin 20 km SE of Joppa & 12 km north. of Ekron (SMM)

· Hadid a town of Judah about 6 km NE of Lod and 12 km south of Aphek

· Hazar-shual a town in southern Judah belonging to the tribe of Simeon

· Hazar-Shual a town in southern Judah belonging to the tribe of Simeon

· Hazor a town 15 km north of Chinnereth, the NW shore of Galilee,a town of south-eastern Judah,a town of south-eastern Judah 20 km south of Hebron (OS),a town of Ephraim 25 km north of Jerusalem,a collective name for some semi-namadic Arabs as distinct from the bedoin of the desert (OS)

· Hinnom a man and a valley

· Jarmuth a town of Judah 23 km NW of Hebron & 21 km west of Bethlehem,a town of Issachar

· Jekabzeel a town in the Wilderness of Judah, 13 km east of Beer-Sheba

· Jeshua chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary,a man a Levite assistant to Kore in managing the free will offerings of the temple under King Hezekiah,a chief priest and leader among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel; son of Jozadak; father of Joiakim,father of Jozabad, a Levite on duty in the time of Ezra,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,the father of Ezer who helped to repair the wall,a Levite who helped Ezra explain the reading of the law; son of Kadmiel,son of Nun; successor of Moses,son of Azaniah; a Levite leader who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a town of Judah

· Judah the son of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,a tribe, the land/country,a son of Joseph; the father of Simeon; an ancestor of Jesus,son of Jacob/Israel and Leah; founder of the tribe of Judah,the tribe of Judah,citizens of the southern kingdom of Judah,citizens of the Persian Province of Judah; the Jews who had returned from Babylonian exile,"house of Judah", a phrase which highlights the political leadership of the tribe of Judah,"king of Judah", a phrase which relates to the southern kingdom of Judah,"kings of Judah", a phrase relating to the southern kingdom of Judah,"princes of Judah", a phrase relating to the kingdom of Judah,the territory allocated to the tribe of Judah, and also the extended territory of the southern kingdom of Judah,the Province of Judah under Persian rule,"hill country of Judah", the relatively cool and green central highlands of the territory of Judah,"the cities of Judah",the language of the Jews; Hebrew,head of a family of Levites who returned from Exile,a Levite who put away his heathen wife,a man who was second in command of Jerusalem; son of Hassenuah of Benjamin,a Levite in charge of the songs of thanksgiving in Nehemiah's time,a leader who helped dedicate Nehemiah's wall,a Levite musician who helped Zechariah of Asaph dedicate Nehemiah's wall

· Kiriath-arba a city of refuge in the hill country of Judah, 30 km SSW of Jerusalem

· Kiriath-Arba a city of refuge in the hill country of Judah, 30 km SSW of Jerusalem

· Lachish a town of Judah 23 km west of Hebron & 40 km north of Beersheba (SMM)

· Levites relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred

· Lod a town founded by Shemed son of Elpaal of Benjamin, 7 km SE of Joppa

· Meconah a town

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NET Notes: Neh 11:25 Heb “its daughters.” So also in vv. 27, 28, 30, and 31.

NET Notes: Neh 11:31 For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

NET Notes: Neh 11:33 For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

NET Notes: Neh 11:35 Heb “Ge-harashim,” which could be left untranslated as a place name.

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