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Nehemiah 11 — Sermon Preparation
Jerusalem's population is increased by bringing in one out of every ten people from the surrounding towns; the residents of Jerusalem and nearby cities are listed. Below is a research summary for Nehemiah 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 36
- verses
- 378 / 185
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 2
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Nehemiah 11 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָשַׁב | yâshab | H3427 | 9 | sit, dwell |
| 7 | ||||
| לֵוִיִּי | Lêvîyîy | H3881 | 7 | Levite |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 8 | Jehudah |
| מֵאָה | mêʼâh | H3967 | 7 | hundred |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם | Yᵉrûwshâlaim | H3389 | 7 | Jerushalaim, Jerushalem |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 7 | city, waking |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on Nehemiah 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Jerusalem was walled round, but it was not as yet fully inhabited, and therefore was weak and despicable. Nehemiah's next care is to bring people into it; of that we have here an account. I. The methods taken to replenish it, ver. 1, 2. II. The principal persons that resided there, of Judah and Benjamin (ver. 3-9), of the priests and Levites, ver. 10-19. III. The several cities and villages of Judah and Benjamin that were peopled by the rest of their families, ver. 20-36. The Re-peopling of Jerusalem. (b. c. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on Nehemiah 11:1–36 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Neh 11:1
- Ophel— Neh 11:21
- Dibon 2— Neh 11:25
- Hebron— Neh 11:25
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