Nehemiah 12:1-7

1 These are the cohanim and L'vi'im who went up with Z'rubavel the son of Sh'alti'el, and Yeshua: S'rayah, Yirmeyah, 'Ezra,

2 Amaryah, Malukh, Hatush,

3 Sh'khanyah, Rechum, M'remot,

4 'Iddo, Gintoi, Achiyah,

5 Miyamin, Ma'adiyah, Bilgah,

6 Sh'ma'yah, Yoyariv, Y'da'yah,

7 Salu, 'Amok, Hilkiyah and Y'da'yah. These were the leaders of the cohanim and their kinsmen during the time of Yeshua.

Nehemiah 12:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 12

This chapter gives an account of the chief of the priests and Levites in the days of Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Joiakim, Eliashib, and Nehemiah, Ne 12:1-26, of the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, and of the joy expressed on that occasion, Ne 12:27-43, and of the appointment of some persons over the treasuries for the priests, Levites, singers, and porters, Ne 12:44-47.