Nehemiah 7:5

My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, the officials, and the people to enroll them by their families. I found the book of the genealogy of those who returned at the first and found the following written in it.

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And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,

In Context

4Now the city was wide and large, but there were few people within it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt.

6“These are the people of the province who went up out of the captivity of those exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon took into exile. They returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each to his city.

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Cross References

Ezra 2:62They searched for their genealogical records, but could not find them, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

Nehemiah 5:19Call me to mind, my God, for good, because of all that I have done for this people.

Nehemiah 7:64These sought their records among those enrolled by their genealogy, but they could not be found, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.

2 Corinthians 3:5We are not competent in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us. Instead, our competence is from God.

Philippians 2:12So then, my beloved, as you always obey, not only in my presence but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

James 1:16Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

Matthew Henry on Nehemiah 7:2-5

The Completion of the Wall. ( b. c. 445.) 1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. 3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants… Read the whole commentary →

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