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Nehemiah 3 Catholic Public Domain Version

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1 And Eliashib, the great priest, rose up, with his brothers, the priests, and they built the gate of the flock. They sanctified it, and they set up its double doors, and as far as the tower of one hundred cubits, they sanctified it, even to the tower of Hananel.
1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the sheep gate. They sanctified it, and set up its doors. They sanctified it even to the tower of Hammeah, to the tower of Hananel.
2 And beside him, the men of Jericho built. And beside them, Zaccur, the son of Imri, built.
2 Next to him the men of Jericho built. Next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built.
3 But the sons of Hassenaah built the fish gate. They covered it, and they set up its double doors and locks and bars. And beside them, Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, built.
3 The sons of Hassenaah built the fish gate. They laid its beams, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
4 And beside him, Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel, built. And beside them, Zadok, the son of Baana, built.
4 Next to them, Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz made repairs. Next to them, Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel made repairs. Next to them, Zadok the son of Baana made repairs.
5 And beside them, the Tekoites built. But the nobles among them did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.
5 Next to them, the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles didn’t put their necks to the Lord’s work.
6 And Joiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam, the son of Besodeiah, built the old gate. They covered it, and they set up its double doors and locks and bars.
6 Joiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah repaired the old gate. They laid its beams and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
7 And beside them, Melatiah, a Gibeonite, and Jadon, a Meronothite, men from Gibeon and Mizpah, built, on behalf of the governor who was in the region across the river.
7 Next to them, Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, repaired the residence of the governor beyond the River.
8 And beside him, Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah the goldsmith, built. And beside him, Hananiah, the son of the perfumer, built. And they left aside Jerusalem as far as the wall of the broad street.
8 Next to him, Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, made repairs. Next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs, and they fortified Jerusalem even to the wide wall.
9 And beside him, Rephaiah, the son of Hur, leader of a street of Jerusalem, built.
9 Next to them, Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.
10 And beside him, Jedaiah, the son of Harumaph, built, opposite his own house. And beside him, Hattush, the son of Hashabneiah, built.
10 Next to them, Jedaiah the son of Harumaph made repairs across from his house. Next to him, Hattush the son of Hashabneiah made repairs.
11 Malchijah, the son of Harim, and Hasshub, the son of Pahath-moab, built one half part of the street and the tower of the furnaces.
11 Malchijah the son of Harim and Hasshub the son of Pahathmoab repaired another portion and the tower of the furnaces.
12 And beside him, Shallum, the son of Hallohesh, the leader of one half part of a street of Jerusalem, built, he and his daughters.
12 Next to him, Shallum the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, he and his daughters made repairs.
13 And Hanun built the gate of the valley, with the inhabitants of Zanoah. They built it, and they set up its double doors and locks and bars, with one thousand cubits of the wall, as far as the gate of the dunghill.
13 Hanun and the inhabitants of Zanoah repaired the valley gate. They built it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars, and one thousand cubits of the wall to the dung gate.
14 And Malchijah, the son of Rechab, the leader of the street of Beth-haccherem, built the gate of the dunghill. He built it, and he set up its double doors and locks and bars.
14 Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth Haccherem, repaired the dung gate. He built it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars.
15 And Shallum, the son of Colhozeh, the leader of the district of Mizpah, built the gate of the fountain. He built it, and he covered it, and he set up its double doors and locks and bars, and the walls of the pool of Shelah at the garden of the king, and as far as the steps that descend from the City of David.
15 Shallun the son of Colhozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, repaired the spring gate. He built it, covered it, and set up its doors, its bolts, and its bars; and he repaired the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king’s garden, even to the stairs that go down from David’s city.
16 After him, Nehemiah, the son of Azbuk, the leader of one half part of the street of Bethzur, built, as far as opposite the sepulcher of David, and even to the pool, which was constructed with great labor, and even to the house of the strong.
16 After him, Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, made repairs to the place opposite the tombs of David, and to the pool that was made, and to the house of the mighty men.
17 After him, the Levites, Rehum, the son of Bani, built. After him, Hashabiah, the leader of one half part of the street of Keilah, built, in his own neighborhood.
17 After him, the Levites—Rehum the son of Bani made repairs. Next to him, Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, made repairs for his district.
18 After him, their brothers, Binnui, the son of Henadad, the leader of one half part of Keilah, built.
18 After him, their brothers, Bavvai the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah made repairs.
19 And beside him, Ezer, the son of Jeshua, the leader of Mizpah, built another measure, opposite the ascent to the strongest corner.
19 Next to him, Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, repaired another portion across from the ascent to the armory at the turning of the wall.
20 After him, at the mount, Baruch, the son of Zabbai, built another measure, from the corner even to the door of the house of Eliashib, the great priest.
20 After him, Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
21 After him, Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, built another measure, from the door of the house of Eliashib, along the length of the house of Eliashib.
21 After him, Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
22 And after him, the priests, men from the plains of the Jordan, built.
22 After him, the priests, the men of the surrounding area made repairs.
23 After him, Benjamin and Hasshub built, opposite their own house. And after him, Azariah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, built, opposite his own house.
23 After them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs across from their house. After them, Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah made repairs beside his own house.
24 After him, Binnui, the son of Henadad, built another measure, from the house of Azariah, even to the bend and to the corner.
24 After him, Binnui the son of Henadad repaired another portion, from the house of Azariah to the turning of the wall, and to the corner.
25 Palal, the son of Uzai, built, opposite the bend and the tower that projects from the high house of the king, that is, into the court of the prison. After him, Pedaiah, the son of Parosh, built.
25 Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the turning of the wall, and the tower that stands out from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh made repairs.
26 And the temple servants, who were living in Ophel, built to a point opposite the water gate, toward the east, and the tower that is prominent.
26 (Now the temple servants lived in Ophel, to the place opposite the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)
27 After him, the Tekoites built another measure in the opposite area, from the great and prominent tower to the wall of the temple.
27 After him the Tekoites repaired another portion, opposite the great tower that stands out, and to the wall of Ophel.
28 Then, upward from the horse gate, the priests built, each one opposite his own house.
28 Above the horse gate, the priests made repairs, everyone across from his own house.
29 After them, Zadok, the son of Immer, built, opposite his own house. And after him, Shemaiah, the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate, built.
29 After them, Zadok the son of Immer made repairs across from his own house. After him, Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate, made repairs.
30 After him, Hananiah, the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, built another measure. After him, Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, built, opposite his own storehouse. After him, Malchijah, the son of the goldsmith, built, even up to the house of the temple servants and of the sellers of small items, opposite the judgment gate, and even to the upper room of the corner.
30 After him, Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another portion. After him, Meshullam the son of Berechiah made repairs across from his room.
31 And within the upper room of the corner, at the gate of the flock, the goldsmiths and the merchants built.
31 After him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths to the house of the temple servants, and of the merchants, made repairs opposite the gate of Hammiphkad and to the ascent of the corner. 32 Between the ascent of the corner and the sheep gate, the goldsmiths and the merchants made repairs.

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  • Ananiah

    Grandfather of Azariah

    Named as the father of Maaseiah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23

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  • Azariah

    Wall builder

    Son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, who repaired beside his house.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23

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  • Azbuk

    Father of Nehemiah of Beth-zur

    Named as the father of Nehemiah, ruler of half of Beth-zur.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:16

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  • Baana

    Father of Zadok

    Named as the father of Zadok the wall builder.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4

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  • Baruch

    Wall builder

    Son of Zabbai who diligently repaired a section up to the house of Eliashib the high priest.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:20

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  • Benjamin

    Wall builder

    With Hasshub, repaired in front of their house.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23

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  • Berechiah

    Father of Meshullam

    Son of Meshezabel and father of the wall builder Meshullam.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30

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  • Besodeiah

    Father of Meshullam

    Named as the father of Meshullam, a gate repairer.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6

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  • Binnui

    Ruler of half of Keilah, Levite

    Son of Henadad; ruler of the other half-district of Keilah who repaired two sections of the wall and is listed among the covenant-sealing Levites.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:18; Nehemiah 3:24; Nehemiah 10:9

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  • Eliashib

    High priest who began the wall

    High priest who, with his fellow priests, rebuilt the Sheep Gate; son of Joiakim in the high-priestly line. Neh 13:4 names an Eliashib the priest, Tobiah’s relative, in charge of…

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 3:20; Nehemiah 12:10

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  • Ezer

    Ruler of Mizpah

    Son of Jeshua and ruler of Mizpah who repaired a section opposite the Ascent to the Armory.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:19

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  • Hakkoz

    Priest, ancestor of Meremoth

    Named as the grandfather of Meremoth; Hakkoz is also a priestly family whose members could not prove their descent after the return.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:21

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  • Hallohesh

    Father of Shallum

    Named as the father of Shallum the ruler; a Hallohesh is also among the leaders who sealed the covenant.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:12; Nehemiah 10:24

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  • Hananiah

    Son of the perfumer, wall builder

    Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs next to Uzziel.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:8

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  • Hananiah

    Wall builder

    Son of Shelemiah who repaired another section.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30

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  • Hanun

    Wall builder

    The sixth son of Zalaph, who repaired another section.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30

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  • Hanun

    Rebuilt the Valley Gate

    With the residents of Zanoah he repaired the Valley Gate and a thousand cubits of the wall.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:13

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  • Harhaiah

    Father of Uzziel

    Named as the father of Uzziel the goldsmith.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:8

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  • Harumaph

    Father of Jedaiah

    Named as the father of Jedaiah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:10

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  • Hashabiah

    Ruler of half of Keilah

    Ruler of a half-district of Keilah who repaired for his district.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:17

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  • Hashabneiah

    Father of Hattush

    Named as the father of Hattush.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:10

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  • Hasshub

    Wall builder

    Son of Pahath-moab who repaired with Malchijah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:11

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  • Hasshub

    Wall builder

    With Benjamin, repaired in front of their house.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23

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  • Hattush

    Wall builder

    Son of Hashabneiah who made repairs next to Jedaiah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:10

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  • Henadad

    Levite, ancestor of temple supervisors

    Named as the father of the Levites ("sons of Henadad") who supervised the temple work; Binnui son of Henadad helped rebuild the wall.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 3:18; Nehemiah 10:9

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  • Hur

    Father of Rephaiah

    Named as the father of Rephaiah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:9

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  • Imri

    Father of Zaccur

    Named as the father of Zaccur the wall builder.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:2

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  • Jadon

    Wall builder from Meronoth

    Jadon the Meronothite repaired next to the Jeshanah Gate.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:7

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  • Jedaiah

    Wall builder

    Son of Harumaph who repaired across from his own house.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:10

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  • Jeshua

    Father of Ezer

    Named as the father of Ezer, ruler of Mizpah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:19

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  • Joiada

    Wall builder

    Son of Paseah who, with Meshullam, repaired the Jeshanah Gate.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6

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  • Maaseiah

    Father of Azariah

    Son of Ananiah and father of Azariah the wall builder.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:23

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  • Malchijah

    Goldsmith, wall builder

    One of the goldsmiths who repaired as far as the house of the temple servants.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:31

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  • Malchijah

    Wall builder

    Son of Harim who, with Hasshub, repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:11

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  • Malchijah

    Ruler of Beth-haccherem

    Son of Rechab and ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem who rebuilt the Dung Gate.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:14

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  • Melatiah

    Wall builder from Gibeon

    Melatiah the Gibeonite repaired next to the Jeshanah Gate.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:7

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  • Meremoth

    Priest, son of Uriah

    Priest into whose hand Ezra’s party weighed the silver and gold and sacred articles at Jerusalem; he also repaired two sections of the wall.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:21

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  • Meshezabel

    Grandfather of Meshullam

    Named as the father of Berechiah.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4

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  • Meshullam

    Wall builder

    Son of Berechiah who repaired two sections of the wall; his daughter married Jehohanan, Tobiah’s son.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:18

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  • Meshullam

    Wall builder

    Son of Besodeiah who, with Joiada, repaired the Jeshanah Gate.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6

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  • Nehemiah

    Ruler of half of Beth-zur

    Son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth-zur, who repaired up to opposite the tombs of David.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:16

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  • Palal

    Wall builder

    Son of Uzai who repaired opposite the angle and the tower of the upper palace.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:25

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  • Paseah

    Father of Joiada

    Named as the father of Joiada, a gate repairer.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:6

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  • Pedaiah

    Wall builder

    Son of Parosh who repaired next to Palal.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:25

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  • Rechab

    Father of Malchijah

    Named as the father of Malchijah, ruler of Beth-haccherem.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:14

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  • Rehum

    Levite wall builder

    Son of Bani under whom the Levites made repairs.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:17

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  • Rephaiah

    Ruler of half of Jerusalem

    Son of Hur and ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem who made repairs.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:9

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  • Shallum

    Ruler of half of Jerusalem

    Son of Hallohesh and ruler of the other half-district of Jerusalem; he repaired with the help of his daughters.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:12

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  • Shecaniah

    Father of Shemaiah

    Named as the father of Shemaiah, guard of the East Gate.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:29

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  • Shelemiah

    Father of Hananiah

    Named as the father of Hananiah the wall builder.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30

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  • Shemaiah

    Guard of the East Gate

    Son of Shecaniah and guard of the East Gate who made repairs.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:29

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  • Uriah

    Father of Meremoth the priest

    Named as the father of Meremoth and the son of Hakkoz.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4

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  • Uzai

    Father of Palal

    Named as the father of Palal.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:25

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  • Uzziel

    Goldsmith, wall builder

    Son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, who made repairs.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:8

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  • Zabbai

    Father of Baruch

    Named as the father of Baruch the wall builder.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:20

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  • Zaccur

    Wall builder

    Son of Imri who rebuilt a section next to the men of Jericho.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:2

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  • Zadok

    Wall builder

    Son of Baana who made repairs next to Meshullam.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:4

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  • Zadok

    Priest, wall builder

    Son of Immer who repaired opposite his own house.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:29

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  • Zalaph

    Father of Hanun

    Named as the father of Hanun, his sixth son.

    Cited in the guide: Nehemiah 3:30

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Cross references (29)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 31:38; John 5:2; Zechariah 14:10; Nehemiah 13:28
  2. 2 Nehemiah 7:36; Ezra 2:34; Nehemiah 10:12
  3. 3 2 Chronicles 33:14; Nehemiah 12:39; Nehemiah 2:8; Zephaniah 1:10; Nehemiah 3:6
  4. 4 Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:21; Nehemiah 10:15; Nehemiah 10:7
  5. 5 Nehemiah 3:27; 2 Samuel 14:2; Jeremiah 30:8–9; Jeremiah 27:12; 1 Corinthians 1:26
  6. 6 Nehemiah 12:39
  7. 7 2 Samuel 21:2; 2 Chronicles 16:6; Nehemiah 2:7–8; Nehemiah 3:19; Joshua 9:3–27
  8. 8 Nehemiah 12:38; Nehemiah 3:31–32; Ecclesiastes 10:1; Genesis 50:2; Exodus 30:25
  9. 9 Nehemiah 3:12; Nehemiah 3:17
  10. 10 Nehemiah 10:4; Nehemiah 3:23; Nehemiah 3:28–30
  11. 11 Nehemiah 12:38; Ezra 2:6; Nehemiah 10:5; Ezra 8:4; Nehemiah 10:14
  12. 12 Nehemiah 3:9; Philippians 4:3; Exodus 35:25; Acts 21:8–9; Nehemiah 3:14–18
  13. 13 Nehemiah 2:13; Joshua 15:34; 2 Chronicles 26:9; 1 Chronicles 4:18; Joshua 15:56
  14. 14 Jeremiah 6:1; Nehemiah 2:13; Nehemiah 3:15–18; Nehemiah 3:12–13; Nehemiah 3:9
  15. 15 John 9:7; Isaiah 8:6; Nehemiah 12:37; Nehemiah 2:14; Luke 13:4
  16. 16 Nehemiah 3:9; Nehemiah 3:12; 2 Kings 20:20; Acts 2:29; Nehemiah 3:14
  17. 17 Joshua 15:44; 1 Chronicles 23:4; 1 Samuel 23:1–13; Nehemiah 3:16
  18. 19 2 Chronicles 26:9; Nehemiah 10:9; Nehemiah 12:8
  19. 20 Nehemiah 3:1; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Romans 12:11; Nehemiah 13:28; Nehemiah 12:22–23
  20. 21 Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63
  21. 22 Nehemiah 12:28; Nehemiah 6:2
  22. 23 Nehemiah 3:10; Nehemiah 10:2; Nehemiah 3:29–30; Nehemiah 8:4; Nehemiah 8:7
  23. 24 Nehemiah 3:19; Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 10:9; Nehemiah 3:27
  24. 25 Jeremiah 32:2; Jeremiah 37:21; Nehemiah 12:39; Jeremiah 33:1; Ezra 2:3
  25. 26 Nehemiah 11:21; Nehemiah 8:1; Nehemiah 12:37; Nehemiah 8:3; 2 Chronicles 33:14
  26. 27 Nehemiah 3:5
  27. 28 2 Chronicles 23:15; Jeremiah 31:40; 2 Kings 11:16; Nehemiah 3:23; Nehemiah 3:10
  28. 29 Jeremiah 19:2; Nehemiah 7:40; Ezra 2:37; Ezra 10:2
  29. 31 Nehemiah 3:8; Nehemiah 3:32

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