KJV ORIGINAL
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
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Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists three more towns where the returned Jewish exiles settled after rebuilding Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a detailed record of where the Jewish people lived after returning from 70 years of exile in Babylon around 538-445 BC. Nehemiah was documenting the repopulation of Jerusalem and the surrounding towns as part of rebuilding their nation. These specific towns were in the territory of Benjamin, north and west of Jerusalem, showing how the returning exiles spread out to reclaim their ancestral lands.
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