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Verse Nehemiah 11:36. _AND OF THE LEVITES_ WERE _DIVISIONS_] The
Levites had their dwellings in the divisions of Judah and Benjamin.
This is probably the meaning: the _Syriac_ says, _They had the half...
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OF THE LEVITES WERE DIVISIONS - i. e., “the Levites were scattered
among various towns both in Judah and Benjamin.”...
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III. THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED, THE DEDICATION OF THE WALL, AND
NEHEMIAH'S FINAL ACTS
CHAPTER 11
_ 1. The willing offerers (Nehemiah 11:1)_
2. The heads of the residents of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:3)...
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PART V (Nehemiah 11-13). THE POPULATION OF JERUSALEM AND JUDAH. THE
DEDICATION OF THE WALLS INTERNAL ORGANISATION.
Nehemiah 11:1. The Population of Jerusalem and Judah. This section
consists of lists...
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WERE DIVISIONS, &C.: or, "Judah's divisions [were assigned] to
Benjamin"....
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6. Towns occupied in Judah and Benjamin.
TEXT, NEHEMIAH 11:25-36
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Now as for the villages with their fields, some of the sons of Judah
lived in Kiriath-arba and its towns, in Dibon and its towns,...
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_AND OF THE LEVITES WERE DIVISIONS IN JUDAH, AND IN BENJAMIN._
And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin - rather
for the Levites; i:e., those who were not resident in Jerusalem wer...
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AND OF THE LEVITES, etc] RV and of the Levites, certain courses in
Judah' (i.e. formerly reckoned to Judah) '_were joined_ to Benjamin.'...
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MEASURES TO SUPPLEMENT THE POPULATION OF JERUSALEM
1. This v. resumes the subject of the paucity of population in
Jerusalem: see Nehemiah 7:4. The rulers were already residing in the
capital, and mean...
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THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN
NEHEMIAH
_ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_
CHAPTER 11
The people had built the city called Jerusalem again. Then they
returned to the smaller towns and v...
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Nehemiah also recorded the names of the towns and villages of *Judah.
We do not know much about the people in this chapter. They lived many
years ago, but they did an important job for Nehemiah and f...
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(20-36) The heads in the country....
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AND OF THE LEVITES. — The fewness of the Levites in the country
warranted their summary notice in this way....
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וּ מִן ־הַ לְוִיִּ֔ם מַחְלְקֹ֥ות
יְהוּדָ֖ה לְ
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We now begin the third and final division of the Book, in which is set
forth the arrangements made for settlement of the cities. It is the
last piece of history which the Old Testament contains. Some...
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_Portions. The Levites dwelt in the cities assigned to these two
tribes. (Calmet)_...
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REFLECTIONS
MY soul! whilst thou readest the honourable testimony that is given to
the people who willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem, the
holy city; and observest how the people blesse...
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(20) В¶ And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites,
were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance. (21) But
the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over th...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9, 10, AND 11.
On the twenty-fourth day, the people came together to humble
themselves in a manner that became their position, and they separated
themselves f...
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_Of the Levites were divisions_ Or, _for the Levites_ (those who were
not settled in Jerusalem) there were _divisions;_ places appointed for
them and distributed among them. Thus were they settled fre...
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1 The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by Lot, dwell at
Ierusalem.
3 A catalogue of their names.
20 The residue dwell in other cities.
[WHO DWELT IN IERUSALEM, AND THE CITIES OF IUDA...
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And of the Levites were divisions in Judah and in Benjamin, that is,
those who were not residents of Jerusalem had definite cities assigned
them in the territory of these former tribes, or some Levite...
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DISTRIBUTION OF OTHER JEWS...
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THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM AND OTHER CITIES
(vv. 1-25)
Jerusalem being God's center, the leaders of the people lived there,
but the people evidently preferred other places, so that the proposal
wa...
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Or, _for the Levites_ (to wit, those of them who were not settled in
Jerusalem) there were divisions, i.e. places appointed for them, and
distributed among them....
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Nehemiah 11:36 Judean H3063 divisions H4256 Levites H3881 Benjamin
H1144
And of - Joshua 21:1-45;...
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INFORMATION CONCERNING THE RESIDENCE OF THE RETURNEES (NEHEMIAH
11:21).
We now have added to the previous information, which has indicated
those who took up residence in Jerusalem, various details co...
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THE DWELLINGPLACES OF THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN (NEHEMIAH 11:31).
In contrast with the description of Judah, the cities and towns of
Benjamin are detailed, although this may partly indicate how
thorou...
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FOLLOWING THE MAKING OF THE RENEWED COVENANT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
NEW JERUSALEM AND OF THE RENEWED ISRAEL IS DESCRIBED (NEHEMIAH 11:1).
Having renewed the covenant it was now necessary for the new...
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CONTENTS: The dwellers at Jerusalem and the cities.
CHARACTERS: Joel, Judah, Zabdrel, Shabbethai, Jozabad, Mathaniah,
Uzzi, Pethahiah.
CONCLUSION: Those who take care of the outward concerns of the...
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Nehemiah 11:1. _To bring one in ten to dwell in Jerusalem._ The
inhabitants were not yet sufficiently numerous for the public works
and services, and for the defence of the city. Hence it became
neces...
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NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 11:1 The Population of Jerusalem and the
Villages; Priests and Levites. These chapters depict the people’s
efforts to populate Jerusalem....
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NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 11:36 The LEVITES were in effect a third
tribe in the restored community.
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.] “This chapter is intimately connected with
Nehemiah 7:4, showing Nehemiah’s plan of increasing the population
of the city. The genealogies and then the confession and covenant come...
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PART III.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE POPULATION OF JERUSALEM, WITH THE NUMBER OF THE
ADULT MALES, AND THE NAMES OF THE CHIEFS. VARIOUS
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And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the
people also cast lots, that one in ten might dwell in Jerusalem the
holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities (Nehemiah 11:1)....
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1 Chronicles 6:54; Genesis 49:7; Joshua 21:1...
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Divisions — Or, for the Levites (those who were not settled in
Jerusalem) there were divisions, places appointed for them, and
distributed among them. Thus were they settled free and easy, tho' few
an...