Nehemiah 7:2

²וָאֲצַוֶּה אֶת־חֲנָנִי אָחִי, וְאֶת־חֲנַנְיָה שַׂר הַבִּירָה עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָם; כִּי־הוּא כְּאִישׁ אֱמֶת, וְיָרֵא אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים מֵרַבִּים׃

Nehemiah 7 marks a pivot from wall-building to people-building. With the walls finished and gates set, Nehemiah appoints gatekeepers, singers, and Levites to secure the city. Then he discovers a genealogical register from the first return under Zerubbabel. He uses it to repopulat

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