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Neemia 7:4

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4 Or la città era ampia e grande, e vi era poco popolo dentro, e le case non erano riedificate.

Neemia 7:4 Meaning and Commentary

Nehemiah 7:4

Now the city was large and great
The circumference of it, all within the wall; for that was built on its old foundation, and enclosed as much ground as ever it did: Hecataeus F2, an Heathen writer, says the circumference of Jerusalem was fifty furlongs, which was more than six miles; but Josephus F3 makes the circuit of it but thirty three furlongs or about six miles:

but the people were few therein;
in comparison of the largeness of the place; for though there were 42,360 that came up at first with Zerubbabel, and many more with Ezra, yet a great number chose to settle in the towns and cities in the country, Jerusalem being in such a desolate condition:

and the houses were not builded;
some were, but they were but few, many of them still lay in ruins.


FOOTNOTES:

F2 Apud Euseb. Praepar. par. Evangel. l. 9. c. 4. p. 408. & apud Joseph. contr. Apion, l. 1. c. 22.
F3 De Bell. Jud. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 3.
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Neemia 7:4 In-Context

2 io commisi la guardia di Gerusalemme ad Hanani, mio fratello; e ad Hanania, mastro del palazzo conciossiachè veramente egli fosse uomo leale, e temesse Iddio più che molti altri;
3 e dissi loro: Non apransi le porte di Gerusalemme, finchè il sole non si cominci a riscaldare; e mentre quelli che avranno fatta la guardia saranno ancora quivi presenti, serrinsi le porte, ed abbarratele voi; ed oltre a ciò, dispongansi le guardie degli abitanti di Gerusalemme, ciascuno alla sua vicenda, e ciascuno dirimpetto alla sua casa.
4 Or la città era ampia e grande, e vi era poco popolo dentro, e le case non erano riedificate.
5 E L’IDDIO mio mi mise in cuore d’adunar gli uomini notabili, i magistrati, e il popolo, per descriverli secondo le lor genealogie. Ed io trovai il libro della descrizione di quelli che erano ritornati la prima volta; ed in esso trovai scritto così:
6 Questi son quei della provincia che ritornarono dalla cattività, d’infra i prigioni che Nebucadnesar, re di Babilonia, trasportò; ed i quali se ne rivennero in Gerusalemme, e in Giuda, ciascuno alla sua città;
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