Nehemiah 10:7

Study note

Setting — The text records a sequential list of priests signing a covenant document immediately after a public reading of the Law. The passage identifies Meshullam, Abijah, and Mijamin as part of this priestly signatory group (Nehemiah 10:6-8).

The words — The Hebrew names מְשֻׁלָּ֥ם (me.shu.Lam), אֲבִיָּ֖ה ('a.vi.Yah), and מִיָּמִֽן\׃ (mi.ya.Min) are presented as a bare enumeration without titles or genealogical markers in this verse.

The thread — Meshullam appears elsewhere in Nehemiah as the builder of the Jeshanah Gate (Nehemiah 3:6) and as an ancestor in a priestly lineage (Nehemiah 11:11). The naming convention continues in the immediate context with the priestly roster in Nehemiah 10:8.

Why it lands — The verse demands attention to individual accountability within corporate covenant renewal, showing that priestly leadership is recorded by personal name rather than by office alone.

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