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Nehemiah 3:26

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(Now the Nethinim lived in Ophel, to the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stands out.)

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The Babylonian and Persian EmpiresThe Babylonian and Persian empires that carried Judah into exile and later allowed the return.

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The places named in this chapter trace Jerusalem’s wall and gates, while nearby Judean towns supplied repair crews. In this verse, the temple servants living

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Nehemiah 3:26 mentions Angle, Beth-haccherem, Beth-zur, Beyond the River, Broad Wall, City of David, Dung Gate, East Gate, Fish Gate, Fountain Gate, Gate of Yeshanah, Gibeon, Horse Gate, Jericho, Jerusalem, Keilah, Meronoth, Mizpah, Muster Gate, Ophel, Sheep Gate, Siloam, Tekoa, Tower of Hananel, Tower of the Hundred, Tower of the Ovens, Valley Gate, Water Gate and Zanoah.

Beth-haccherem · Bukvoed
Beth-zur · Willem van de Poll
Beyond the River · Bazminbaz
Broad Wall · Ian Scott

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