Nehemiah 7:11

The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.

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Interpretation

Nehemiah knew that the safety of a city, under God, depends more upon the inhabitants than upon its walls. Every good gift and every good work are from above.

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This thought runs through Nehemiah 7:11-12.

Nehemiah 7:11 Nehemiah 7:12

Glossary

Joab Person: Jehovah is his father. (1. ) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and “captain of the host” during the whole of David’s reign ( 2 Sam. 2:13 ; 10:7 ; 11:1 ; 1 Kings 11:15 ).