These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
These are the people from the province who returned from exile - the ones who had been taken captive when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon carried them away. They came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each person returning to their own hometown.
This verse introduces a list of Jewish exiles who returned home to rebuild their lives after being held captive in Babylon for decades.
📚 Historical Context
This refers to the Babylonian exile that began in 586 BC when Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took many Jews captive to Babylon. After Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon in 539 BC, he allowed the Jewish people to return to their homeland. Nehemiah is recording the names and families of those who made the difficult journey back to rebuild Jerusalem and their communities.
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