Nehemiah 13:2-4

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² because they did not meet the Israelites with bread and water but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.^{(A) 3} When the people heard the law, they separated from Israel all those of foreign descent.^(B)

The Reforms of Nehemiah

⁴ Now before this, Eliashib the priest, who was appointed over the chambers of the house of our God and who was related to Tobiah,^(C)