Neh.11.1-2
11:1-2 Sacred lots were probably the Urim and Thummim (10:34; Josh 7:14, 16-18; 14:2).
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Neh.11.1-36
11:1-36 The narrative returns to the issue of repopulating the secure city of Jerusalem (see 7:1-5). The list of names roughly parallels the list in 1 Chr 9:2-17.
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Neh.11.16
11:16 The work outside the Temple probably included collecting tithes from people and caring for the tithes in storehouses (10:37-39; see also 1 Chr 26:29).
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Neh.11.17
11:17 a descendant of Asaph: David had chosen Asaph and his sons to provide music for the Temple worship (1 Chr 25:1-8). Asaph’s descendants took up this role again when the new Temple was built.
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genesis 38:29
genesis 38:29
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joshua 7:16-18
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joshua 14:2
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1 chronicles 9:2-17
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1 chronicles 25:1-8
1 chronicles 25:1-8
1 chronicles 26:29
1 chronicles 26:29
nehemiah 3:1-32
nehemiah 3:1-32