Nehemiah 4:17-18

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[17] They all built the wall and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his hands worked in the work, and with the other held his weapon; [18] and the builders, everyone had his sword girded by his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me.

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Jerusalem, Judah’s central city, was rebuilding its walls under Nehemiah; Ashdod lay on the Philistine coast west of Judah, and Samaria was the regional center north of Judah. Opposition from these surrounding areas helps explain why

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Nehemiah 4:17-18 mentions Ashdod, Jerusalem and Samaria.

Ashdod · Yairapple
Jerusalem · Godot13
Samaria · Ovedc

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