KJV ORIGINAL
And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Next to them, Rephaiah son of Hur worked on repairs. He was the leader of half of Jerusalem.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows that even government leaders rolled up their sleeves to help rebuild Jerusalem's walls alongside everyone else.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place around 445 BC when Nehemiah was leading the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls after the Jewish people returned from exile in Babylon. Rephaiah was a district governor who oversaw half of Jerusalem, making him an important civic leader who chose to participate in the manual labor of construction.
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