
Text -- Nehemiah 12:29 (NET)




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Clarke -> Neh 12:29
Clarke: Neh 12:29 - -- From the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth - Or, from Beth-Gilgal; a village erected in the place where the Israelites enc...
From the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth - Or, from Beth-Gilgal; a village erected in the place where the Israelites encamped after they had, under the direction of Joshua, passed over Jordan.
TSK -> Neh 12:29
TSK: Neh 12:29 - -- the house : Or, Beth-Gilgal, a village erected where the Israelites encamped after they had crossed the Jordan. Deu 11:30; Jos 5:9, Jos 10:43
Geba : N...

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Barnes -> Neh 12:29
Barnes: Neh 12:29 - -- The house of Gilgal - Or, "Beth-Gilgal"- probably the Gilgal north of Jerusalem (now "Jiljilia).
The house of Gilgal - Or, "Beth-Gilgal"- probably the Gilgal north of Jerusalem (now "Jiljilia).
Poole -> Neh 12:29
That they might be near at hand for the service of God, and of his house.
Gill -> Neh 12:29
Gill: Neh 12:29 - -- Also from the house of Gilgal,.... Which likewise was in a champaign country in the plains of Jericho, Deu 11:30,
and out of the fields of Geba; wh...
Also from the house of Gilgal,.... Which likewise was in a champaign country in the plains of Jericho, Deu 11:30,
and out of the fields of Geba; which was a Levitical city in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 21:17
and Azmaveth; the same with Bethazmaveth, Neh 7:28 where it follows Anathoth and Netophah, as it does in Ezr 2:24, and was very probably in the tribe of Benjamin:
for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem; that they might be near it, to do their duty when required; by which it appears that the said places were near Jerusalem.

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TSK Synopsis -> Neh 12:1-47
TSK Synopsis: Neh 12:1-47 - --1 The priests and the Levites which came up with Zerubbabel.10 The succession of high priests.22 Certain chief Levites.27 The solemnity of the dedicat...
MHCC -> Neh 12:27-43
MHCC: Neh 12:27-43 - --All our cities, all our houses, must have holiness to the Lord written upon them. The believer should undertake nothing which he does not dedicate to ...
Matthew Henry -> Neh 12:27-43
Matthew Henry: Neh 12:27-43 - -- We have read of the building of the wall of Jerusalem with a great deal of fear and trembling; we have here an account of the dedicating of it with ...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Neh 12:27-43
Keil-Delitzsch: Neh 12:27-43 - --
The dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. - The measures proposed forincreasing the numbers of the inhabitants of Jerusalem having now beenexecuted ...
Constable: Neh 7:73--13:31 - --II. THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS chs. 8--13
One writer viewed chapters 8-13 (really 7:73-13:37) as the third part...

Constable: Neh 12:27-47 - --C. The Dedication of the Wall 12:27-47
This portion of the book resumes the historical narrative in chro...
