Nehemiah 3:27-32

27 The men of Tekoa did the section from the great projecting tower as far as the wall of Ophel.
28 Above the Horse Gate the priests worked, each priest repairing the wall in front of his own house.
29 After them Zadok son of Immer rebuilt in front of his house and after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the East Gate;
30 then Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph; then Meshullam son of Berekiah rebuilt the wall in front of his storage shed.
31 Malkijah the goldsmith repaired the wall as far as the house of The Temple support staff and merchants, up to the Inspection Gate, and the Upper Room at the Corner.
32 The goldsmiths and the merchants made the repairs between the Upper Room at the Corner and the Sheep Gate.

Nehemiah 3:27-32 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 3

This chapter contains the names of the builders of the wall of Jerusalem, the order in which they worked, where they began, and where they ended, which was the sheep gate, Ne 3:1-32.

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