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Nehemiah 12 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Nehemiah 12, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Nehemiah 12 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
לֵוִיִּי Lêvîyîy H3881 10 Levite
שִׁיר shîyr H7891 9 song, singing
שַׁעַר shaʻar H8179 10 opening, door
כֹּהֵן kôhên H3548 10 officiating, priest
יֵשׁוּעַ Yêshûwaʻ H3442 6 Jeshua
חוֹמָה chôwmâh H2346 7 wall
שְׁמַעְיָה Shᵉmaʻyâh H8098 6 Shemajah

How preachers through history handled this text

5 public-domain excerpts on Nehemiah 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 John Wesley 1

“It is a debt we owe to faithful ministers, to remember our guides, who have spoken to us the word of God. It is good to know what our godly predecessors were, that we may learn what we should be.”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Nehemiah 12:1–26 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — Neh 12:27
  • Azmaveth — Neh 12:29
  • Beth-gilgal — Neh 12:29
  • Geba 1 — Neh 12:29

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