NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 3:1 The Wall Is Built, Despite Difficulties. The people of Judah build and repair the walls, despite the efforts to stop them. Excavations in Jerusalem have uncovered remains of Nehemiah’s wall, which apparently incorporated walls from previous times. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = do... [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 3:5 THE TEKOITES... THEIR NOBLES. The leading people of Tekoa, not far south of Jerusalem, may have resented Nehemiah’s leadership. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 3:7 MIZPAH was an important administrative center after Jerusalem’s fall (Jeremiah 41:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 3:8 GOLDSMITHS... PERFUMERS. Many workers were organized in groups by their trade. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 3:9 RULER OF HALF THE DISTRICT OF JERUSALEM. Similar expressions occur six times in vv. Nehemiah 3:12. They may refer to an administrative system that divided the province into six sections. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.... [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 3:13 VALLEY GATE... DUNG GATE. See note on 2:13–15. A THOUSAND CUBITS. About 500 yards (457 m). FOUNTAIN GATE. See note on 2:13–15. CITY OF DAVID. The part of the city originally occupied by David, south of what is now the Temple Mount. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var ima [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 3:16 AFTER HIM describes each successive group of builders. NEHEMIAH THE SON OF AZBUK is a different Nehemiah, of course. RULER OF HALF THE DISTRICT. See note on v. 9. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 3:26 TEMPLE SERVANTS. See note on Ezra 2:43–54. OPHEL was the whole southeastern hill. The WATER GATE, in the old wall, probably opened onto the Gihon Spring, the main water source outside the city wall. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0... [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 3:29 The EAST GATE may have been a gate into the temple rather than a gate in the wall. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NEHEMIAH—NOTE ON NEHEMIAH 3:32 SHEEP GATE. See note on vv. 1–2. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]