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Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.
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An Empty, Walled City
Commentators highlight the stark contrast in this verse: Jerusalem's newly built walls enclosed a vast, spacious area, yet the population was dangerously small. Many houses remained in ruins, leaving large, unoccupied spaces within the secured city. This set the stage for Nehemiah's next major challenge: repopulating God's holy city.
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Nehemiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The people were few - The number of those who returned with Zerubbabel was no more than 42,360 (Nehemiah 7:66). Less than 2,000 …
19th Century
Anglican
Measures were taken for the security of the city, now made a complete fortress. The relatively small size of the population strained the governor’s…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now the city was large and great The circumference of it, all within the wall; for that was built on its old foundat…
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Nehemiah, having finished the wall, returned to the Persian court, and came to Jerusalem again with a new commission. The public safety depends on …
