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Nehemiah 7:59-61
New Catholic Bible
Nehemiah 7:59-61
New Catholic Bible
59 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, the sons of Amon. 60 The total of the temple slaves and the sons of Solomon’s slaves; three hundred and ninety-two.
61 The following were those who returned from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families were of Israelite descent:[a]
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- Nehemiah 7:61 Prove . . . Israelite descent: having proof of one’s lineage as a descendant of Abraham (i.e., one of God’s people) was of utmost importance.
