Nehemiah 7:73

73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. In October, when the Israelites had settled in their towns,

Nehemiah 7:73 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:73

So the priests and the Levites, and the porters, and the
singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel,
dwelt in their cities
The same is said in ( Ezra 2:70 ) , (See Gill on Ezra 2:70),

and, when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their
cities;
the month Tisri, answering to part of September, in which month was the feast of tabernacles; at this time of the year they were in their cities when they came forth out of Babylon, and so they were now; see ( Ezra 3:1 ) .

Nehemiah 7:73 In-Context

71 The other leaders gave to the treasury a total of 20,000 gold coins and some 2,750 pounds of silver for the work.

72 The rest of the people gave 20,000 gold coins, about 2,500 pounds of silver, and 67 robes for the priests.

73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel. In October, when the Israelites had settled in their towns,

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew In the seventh month. This month of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar occurred within the months of October and November 445