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Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
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Family, Not Individual, Pledges
Commentators explain that the names listed in this verse, such as Harim, Meremoth, and Obadiah, likely represent entire families or clans, not just single individuals. This highlights that the covenant renewal was a corporate act, with heads of households committing on behalf of their entire family line.
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The names are not personal, but designate families. The seal of the high-priestly house of Seraiah was probably appended either by Ezra or Eliashib…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Nehemiah 10:1).
Conversion is separating from the course and custom of this world, devoting ourselves to the conduct directed by the word of God. When we bind ours…
