After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Study Helps
Interpretation
This verse speaks in the wider setting of restoration and leadership as Nehemiah unfolds its message.
Glossary
- Eliashib Person
- Whom God will restore. (1. ) A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David ( 1 Chr. 24:12 ). (2. ) A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah ( Neh. 12:22 , 23).
- Angle Place
- Biblical structure. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Baruch Tribe
- Blessed. (1. ) The secretary of the prophet Jeremiah (32:12; 36:4). He was of the tribe of Judah (51:59). To him Jeremiah dictated his prophecies regarding the invasion of the Babylonians and the Captivity.
- Zabbai Person
- Wanderer; pure. (1. ) Ezra 10:28 . (2. ) The father of Baruch, who “earnestly repaired” part of the wall of Jerusalem ( Neh. 3:20 ; marg., “Zaccai”).