Neh 8:1-2 - Commentary

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Text -- Nehemiah 8:1-2 (NET)

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8:1 all the people gathered together in the plaza which was in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses which the LORD had commanded Israel. 8:2 So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· Ezra a man of Judah; probably the son of Hodiah

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Moses a son of Amram; the Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them The Law of Moses,a Levite who led Israel out of Egypt and gave them the law

· Water Gate a gate into Jerusalem