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Nehemiah 4:13

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Therefore set I in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places, I set [there] the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

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Ashdod was a Philistine coastal city west of Jerusalem, while Samaria was the center of the Persian province north of Judah. Their opponents joined local resistance against Jerusalem’s rebuilding, prompting Nehemiah to station families at vulnerable places along the city’s walls.

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Nehemiah 4:13 mentions Ashdod, Jerusalem and Samaria.

Ashdod · Yairapple
Jerusalem · Godot13
Samaria · Ovedc

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