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Nehemiah chapter 7
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After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the , the singers, and the were appointed.I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a more than most people.I told them, “The gates of Jerusalem shouldn’t be opened until the sun is hot. While the guards are still on duty, have them shut and bolt the doors. And appoint guards from among the residents of Jerusalem—some at their assigned posts, and some in front of their own houses.”Now the city was large and spacious, but the population was small, and the houses hadn’t been rebuilt yet.My God to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the common people to be registered by genealogy. I found the genealogical record of those who had come up first, and I found this written in it:These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom King of Babylon had taken captive. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:the descendants of Parosh: 2,172;the descendants of Shephatiah: 372;the descendants of Arah: 652;the descendants of Pahath-moab, through the line of Jeshua and Joab: 2,818;the descendants of Elam: 1,254;the descendants of Zattu: 845;the descendants of Zaccai: 760;the descendants of Binnui: 648;the descendants of Bebai: 628;the descendants of Azgad: 2,322;the descendants of Adonikam: 667;the descendants of Bigvai: 2,067;the descendants of Adin: 655;the descendants of Ater, through Hezekiah: 98;the descendants of Hashum: 328;the descendants of Bezai: 324;the descendants of Hariph: 112;the descendants of Gibeon: 95;the men of Bethlehem and Netophah: 188;the men of Anathoth: 128;the men of Beth-azmaveth: 42;the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: 743;the men of Ramah and Geba: 621;the men of Michmas: 122;the men of Bethel and Ai: 123;the men of the other Nebo: 52;the descendants of the other Elam: 1,254;the descendants of Harim: 320;the descendants of Jericho: 345;the descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 721;the descendants of Senaah: 3,930.The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, through the house of Jeshua: 973;the descendants of Immer: 1,052;the descendants of Pashhur: 1,247;the descendants of Harim: 1,017.The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua, through Kadmiel, through the descendants of Hodevah: 74.The singers: the descendants of Asaph: 148.The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 138.The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,Keros, Sia, Padon,Lebana, Hagaba, Shalmai,Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,Besai, Meunim, Nephushesim,Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,Bazlith, Mehida, Harsha,Barkos, Sisera, Temah,Neziah, and Hatipha.The descendants of Solomon’s servants: the descendants of Sotai, Sophereth, Perida,Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Amon.The total of the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants: 392.The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they :the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 642.And from the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and took his name).These searched for their genealogical records but couldn’t find them, so they were .The told them not to eat any of until a priest could consult the .The whole assembly together numbered 42,360,not counting their 7,337 male and female servants. They also had 245 male and female singers.Their horses numbered 736, their mules 245,their camels 435, and their donkeys 6,720.Some of the heads of families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 , 50 bowls, and 530 sets of priestly garments.Some of the heads of families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 minas of silver.What the rest of the people gave totaled 20,000 gold drachmas, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 sets of priestly garments.The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel settled in their towns. When the came, the people of Israel were established in their towns.