So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
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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 7:70-73.
Glossary
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.