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In Jerusalem lived of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim and Manasseh:
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A Reunited People
Commentators highlight the significant inclusion of people from Ephraim and Manasseh (the former northern kingdom) alongside Judah and Benjamin. This shows that after the exile, God was bringing together a remnant from all of Israel to worship Him in Jerusalem, pointing to a partial fulfillment of promises for a restored nation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The correspondence and diversity between the account here and the one in Nehemiah 11:4-19 can be explained by the probability that both writers dre…
19th Century
Anglican
And in Jerusalem dwelt (some) of the children of Judah, and (some) of the children of
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin Of w…
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