Nehemiah 3:11

11 Malkiyah the son of Harim, and Hashshuv the son of Pachat-Mo'av, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces.

Nehemiah 3:11 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 3:11

Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahathmoab,
&c.] The fathers of these were heads of families that came out of captivity with Zerubbabel, ( Ezra 2:6 Ezra 2:32 )

repaired the other piece:
or second piece, below and next to that which Hattush repaired, the last builder mentioned:

and the tower of the furnaces;
near to which were furnaces for the baking of bread, or of bricks.

Nehemiah 3:11 In-Context

9 Next to them repaired Refayah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Yerushalayim.

10 Next to them repaired Yedayah the son of Harumaf, over against his house. Next to him repaired Hattush the son of Hashavneyah.

11 Malkiyah the son of Harim, and Hashshuv the son of Pachat-Mo'av, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces.

12 Next to him repaired Shallum the son of Hallochesh, the ruler of half the district of Yerushalayim, he and his daughters.

13 The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoach; they built it, and set up the doors of it, the bolts of it, and the bars of it, and one thousand cubits of the wall to the dung gate.