The first people that Nehemiah wrote about were the chief priest and the other priests. They did not think that they were too important to help. They were good models to the rest of the people. The Sheep Gate was probably near the *temple. Some people from other cities, like Jericho, also helped to... [ Continue Reading ]
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 3 In this chapter, there are many names. The Bible does not mention most of these people elsewhere. Many of them were the leaders of families, but only a few were important in the local region. They wer... [ Continue Reading ]
When Nehemiah records some of the names, he also mentions their families. He also does this often in the rest of his book. Families were very important to the *Jews. We can read about Meremoth in Ezra (Ezra 8:33). Each person had his own special job to do. The leaders from Tekoa were not like the... [ Continue Reading ]
Most of the people who built the wall were not skilled builders. They were normal people who had other jobs. Men who usually made *perfume or things of gold helped to build the walls. Some people worked on the walls near their own houses. This was a good idea. They did not have far to travel and th... [ Continue Reading ]
Hanun and the residents of Zanoah worked hard. They repaired a gate and a very long section of the wall. Malkijah, Shallum and Nehemiah helped to build the walls. They also were rulers of the districts. This is not the Malkijah who married a foreign wife (Nehemiah 3:11). Also this Nehemiah is not t... [ Continue Reading ]
The *Levites also helped to build the wall. They and some priests worked on the wall near to the house of the chief priest. Men from Keilah and their rulers worked together on part of the wall. And Ezer was another ruler who helped. Clearly, all the people worked hard. They finished the work in 52... [ Continue Reading ]
In this part of the wall, some more people repaired the wall near their own houses. Also Binnui repaired a second section of the wall (Nehemiah 3:18). The *temple servants also helped to build the wall. The men from Tekoa repaired another part of the wall (Nehemiah 3:5). Some more priests worked... [ Continue Reading ]
Meshullam repaired a second part of the wall (Nehemiah 3:4). More of the skilled workmen who made things out of gold helped to build the wall. Some merchants also helped. Nehemiah started his report at the Sheep Gate (Nehemiah 3:1). He divided the work between many people and each had their own pa... [ Continue Reading ]