KJV ORIGINAL
And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages thereof,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And at Hazar-shual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages around them,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse continues listing the towns and villages in southern Judah where the Jewish people settled after returning from exile.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Nehemiah's record of where the returned Jewish exiles settled in the land of Judah around 445 BC. Beersheba was a historically significant city in the far south, often marking the southern boundary of Israel ('from Dan to Beersheba'). These settlements represented the restoration of Jewish communities throughout their ancestral homeland after 70 years of Babylonian captivity.
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