Nehemiah 11:25-30

25 As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its surrounding settlements, in Dibon and its settlements, in Jekabzeel and its villages,

26 in Jeshua, in Moladah, in Beth Pelet,

27 in Hazar Shual, in Beersheba and its settlements,

28 in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,

29 in En Rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,

30 Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, in Lachish and its fields, and in Azekah and its settlements. So they were living all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.

Nehemiah 11:25-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO NEHEMIAH 11

This chapter treats of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, those of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, who settled there by lot, or of their own accord, their names and numbers, Ne 11:1-9, and of the priests and Levites who dwelt there, Ne 11:10-19, and of the rest of the people, priests, and Levites, that dwelt in the other cities and villages of Judah and Benjamin, Ne 11:20-36.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 35:27; Joshua 14:15
• 2. S Numbers 21:30
• 3. Joshua 15:26
• 4. Joshua 15:27
• 5. Joshua 15:28
• 6. S Genesis 21:14
• 7. S 1 Samuel 27:6
• 8. Joshua 15:33
• 9. S Joshua 10:3; S Joshua 15:35
• 10. Joshua 15:34
• 11. Joshua 15:35
• 12. S Joshua 10:3; Joshua 15:39
• 13. S Joshua 10:10
• 14. Joshua 15:28