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Nehemiah 7:1-73 (NIV)
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1 After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed. 2 I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most men do. 3 I said to them, "The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own h 4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt. 5 So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there: 6 These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 7 in company with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah): The list of the men of Israel: 8 the descendants of Parosh 2,172 9 of Shephatiah 372 10 of Arah 652 11 of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,818 12 of Elam 1,254 13 of Zattu 845 14 of Zaccai 760 15 of Binnui 648 16 of Bebai 628 17 of Azgad 2,322 18 of Adonikam 667 19 of Bigvai 2,067 20 of Adin 655 21 of Ater (through Hezekiah) 98 22 of Hashum 328 23 of Bezai 324 24 of Hariph 112 25 of Gibeon 95 26 the men of Bethlehem and Netophah 188 27 of Anathoth 128 28 of Beth Azmaveth 42 29 of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah and Beeroth 743 30 of Ramah and Geba 621 31 of Micmash 122 32 of Bethel and Ai 123 33 of the other Nebo 52 34 of the other Elam 1,254 35 of Harim 320 36 of Jericho 345 37 of Lod, Hadid and Ono 721 38 of Senaah 3,930 39 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua) 973 40 of Immer 1,052 41 of Pashhur 1,247 42 of Harim 1,017 43 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua (through Kadmiel through the line of Hodaviah) 74 44 The singers: the descendants of Asaph 148 45 The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai 138 46 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 47 Keros, Sia, Padon, 48 Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai, 49 Hanan, Giddel, Gahar, 50 Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda, 51 Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah, 52 Besai, Meunim, Nephussim, 53 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 54 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 55 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 56 Neziah and Hatipha 57 The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, Sophereth, Perida, 58 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel, 59 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Amon 60 The temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon 392 61 The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel: 62 the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nekoda 642 63 And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz and Barzillai (a man who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that name). 64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65 The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim. 66 The whole company numbered 42,360, 67 besides their 7,337 menservants and maidservants; and they also had 245 men and women singers. 68 There were 736 horses, 245 mules, 69 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys. 70 Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 drachmas of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests. 71 Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 drachmas of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. 72 The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 drachmas of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests. 73 The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers and the temple servants, along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns. When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,
This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 2) Fear - Hanani - was put in charge because he feared God more than most men do
(v. 2) Honesty / Truth / Vows / Oath - Hanani - was put in charge because he was a man of integrity
This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 1) Why does the Bible quote another book? Is this book inspired too? Genealogical records
Definition(s):
Addon (Add-on): basis; foundation; the Lord
Adin (Ah-deen): Adina, adorned; voluptuous; dainty
Ai (Eh-eye): or Hai, mass; heap
Anathoth (An-a-thoth): or Anath, answer; song; poverty
Arah (Ah-ra): the way; a traveler
Asaph (Eh-saff): who gathers together
Ater (Eh-ter): left hand; shut
Azgad (Az-gad): a strong army; a gang of robbers
Azmaveth (Az-ma-veth): strong death; a he-goat
Babylon (Bab-el-on): same as Babel
Barzillai (Bar-zil-eye): son of contempt; made of iron
Bebai (Beh-by): void, empty
Beeroth (Ba-eh-roth): wells; explaining
Beeroth (Bene-jaakan): wells; explaining
Bezai (Behz-eye): eggs
Bigvai (Big-veye): in my body
Elam (Ee-lam): a young man; a virgin; a secret
Geba (Geeb-a): a hill; cup
Gibeon (Gbbi-ee-on): hill; cup; thing lifted up
Hakkoz (Hak-ohs): a thorn; summer; an end
Hananiah (Han-an-eye-a): grace; mercy; gift of the Lord
Harim (Har-imm): destroyed; dedicated to God
Hashum (Hash-um): silence; their hasting
Hatita (Hat-eye-ta): a bending of sin
Immer (Imm-er): saying; speaking; a lamb
Jedaiah (Jed-a-ya): the hand of the Lord; confessing the Lord
Jericho (Jer-ih-koh): his moon; his month; his sweet smell
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Jeshua (Jesh-oo-a): same as Joshua
Kadmiel (Kad-mee-el): God of antiquity; God of rising
Nebo (Nee-bo): that speaks or prophesies
Nebuchadnezzar (Neb-ukh-ad-nezz-ar): Nebuchadrezzar, tears and groans of judgment
Nehum (Ne-hum): comforter; penitent
Nekoda (Ne-koh-da): painted; inconstant
Ono (Ohn-oh): grief or strength or iniquity of him
Parosh (Par-osh): a flea; the fruit of a moth
Ramah (Rah-mah): same as Ram
Senaah (Se-nah-a): bramble; enemy
Shephatiah (Sheff-at-eye-a): the Lord that judges
Shobai (Shoh-by): turning captivity
Solomon (Sol-om-on): peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses
Tobiah (Tohb-eye-a): Tobijah, the Lord is good
Urim (Oo-rim): lights; fires
Zaccai (Zakh-eye): pure meat; just
Bethel (Beth-el):
Bethel (Beth-ehl):
Bethlehem (Beth-le-hem):
Hadid (Heh-did):
Hariph (Har-eef):
Kiriath (Kirr-ee-ath):
Levites (Lee-vights):
Netophah (Ne-toh-fa):
Pashhur (Pah-oor):
Zattu (Zat-oo):
