Nehemiah 3:11

11 And next repaired Melchias son of Heram, and Asub son of Phaat Moab, even to 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 And next to them repaired Raphaea the son of Sur, the ruler of half the district round about Jerusalem.

10 And next to them repaired Jedaia the son of Eromaph, and in front of his house: and next to him repaired Attuth son of Asabania.

11 And next repaired Melchias son of Heram, and Asub son of Phaat Moab, even to the tower of the furnaces.

12 And next to him repaired Sallum the son of Alloes, the ruler of half the district round about Jerusalem, he and his daughters.

13 Anun and the inhabitants of Zano repaired the gate of the valley: they built it, and set up its doors, and its bolts, and its bars, and a thousand cubits of the wall as far as the dung-gate.