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Priests from the Plain
Commentators consistently identify "the men of the Plain" as priests who lived outside of Jerusalem, specifically in the Jordan Valley (the biblical "Kikkar"). Their participation shows that the call to rebuild was not limited to Jerusalem's residents, but drew in dedicated people from various regions.
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Nehemiah
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Albert Barnes
On Nehemiah 3:17–30
18th Century
Theologian
The constant mention of “priests,” “Levites,” and “Nethinims” sufficiently indicates that the writer is here concerned with the priestly quarter, t…
Charles Ellicott
On Nehemiah 3:22
19th Century
Bishop
The men of the plain—priests dwelling in the Jordan valley, the “Kikkar” of Scripture.
John Gill
On Nehemiah 3:22
17th Century
Pastor
And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. Either of the plain of Jericho, where, in later times at least,…
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Matthew Henry
On Nehemiah 3:1–32
17th Century
Minister
The work was divided so that everyone might know what they had to do and attend to it, with a desire to excel, yet without contention or separate i…