Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
They lived in Zanoah, Adullam, and their surrounding villages, at Lachish and its nearby fields, at Azekah and its villages. Their settlements stretched from Beersheba all the way to the valley of Hinnom.
This verse describes the geographic area where the people of Judah resettled after returning from exile, spanning from the southern desert to near Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
This passage lists the towns and regions where the Jewish people resettled after returning from Babylonian exile around 445 BC. Nehemiah was recording how the population spread out across the land of Judah to rebuild their communities. These locations represent a restoration of Jewish presence in their ancestral homeland after decades of captivity.
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