Parosh
: a man whose "sons" (descendants) returned from exile in Babylon,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law
Nehemiah 7:12
Elam
: son of Shem son of Noah,a country east of the Tigris and Babylon in the territory of Media,son of Shashak of Benjamin,son of Meshelemiah; a Levite gatekeeper,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon; Elam I,forefather of exile returnees with Zerubbabel; Elam II,forefather of returnees headed by Jeshaiah,forefather of Shecaniah who had to put away his heathen wife,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a priest who helped Nehemiah dedicate the new wall of Jerusalem (32° 11´, 48° 15´)
Nehemiah 7:17
Azgad
: forefather of a group that returned from exile,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law
Nehemiah 7:34
Elam
: son of Shem son of Noah,a country east of the Tigris and Babylon in the territory of Media,son of Shashak of Benjamin,son of Meshelemiah; a Levite gatekeeper,a man whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon; Elam I,forefather of exile returnees with Zerubbabel; Elam II,forefather of returnees headed by Jeshaiah,forefather of Shecaniah who had to put away his heathen wife,an Israelite chief who signed the covenant to obey God's law,a priest who helped Nehemiah dedicate the new wall of Jerusalem (32° 11´, 48° 15´)
Nehemiah 7:37-38
Hadid
: a town of Judah about 6 km NE of Lod and 12 km south of Aphek (31° 57´, 34° 57´)
Lod
: a town founded by Shemed son of Elpaal of Benjamin, 7 km SE of Joppa (31° 57´, 34° 53´);
(31° 57´, 34° 53´)
Ono
: a town founded by Shemed son of Elpaal of Benjamin (32° 1´, 34° 51´)
Senaah
: a town in Judah whose precise location is unknown
Nehemiah 7:41
Pashhur
: son of Malchijah; a priest whose children returned from exile,a priest who signed the covenant to keep God's law,son of Immer; priest, temple chief, and Jeremiah's enemy,son of Malchiah in the time of Jeremiah
Nehemiah 7:44
Asaph
: father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder,son of Berechiah the Levite; music minister under David,father of Zichri; a Levite ancestor of some returnees,an official over the (Persian) king's forest in Judah
Nehemiah 10:9
Azaniah
: father of Jeshua who covenanted to obey the law with Nehemiah
Binnui
: a Levite whose son (or descendant), Noadiah returned from exile,a layman of the Pahath-Moab clan who put away his heathen wife,forefather of certain men who put away their heathen wives.,a man of the clan of Henadad who helped repair the wall,a man whose descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel,a man of Levi who returned with Zerubbabel from exile
Henadad
: father of Binnui and brothers who covenanted to obey God's law
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 (31° 9´, 35° 3´)
Kadmiel
: a Levite whose descendants returned from exile in Babylon,son of Henadad; a signer of the covenant to obey God's law
Levites
: relating to Levi and the priesthood given to him,a tribal name describing people and ceremonies as sacred