Nehemiah 11:26-36

26 eshua Moladah Beth Pelet
27 Hazar Shual Beersheba and suburbs
28 Ziklag Meconah and suburbs
29 En Rimmon Zorah Jarmuth
30 Zanoah Adullam and their towns Lachish and its fields Azekah and suburbs. They were living all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 The Benjaminites from Geba lived in: Micmash Aijah Bethel and its suburbs
32 Anathoth Nob and Ananiah
33 Hazor Ramah and Gittaim
34 Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat
35 Lod and Ono and the Valley of the Craftsmen.
36 Also some of the Levitical groups of Judah were assigned to Benjamin.

Nehemiah 11:26-36 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.

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