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The residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.
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Resettling the Promised Land
Commentators explain that this verse describes the plan for the majority of the returned exiles who did not live in Jerusalem. The "residue of Israel," including priests and Levites, settled throughout the various cities of Judah, re-inhabiting the lands and properties that belonged to their ancestors. This demonstrates an organized and widespread repopulation of the region.
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The returned community, though consisting mainly of members of the two tribes, represented the entire people of Israel. The ground, however, which …
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Anglican
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Reformed Baptist
And the residue of Israel, of the priests and the Levites , &c.]. All of them, besides those that dwelt at Jerusalem…
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