Nehemiah 11:29

Study note

Setting — Nehemiah 11:29 functions as a fragmentary entry within a post-exilic resettlement inventory. The text records where returning Judahites established their homes without narrative commentary.

The words — The Hebrew text strings three locations together using the preposition בְּ (be, "in"): עֵין רִמּוֹן (En-rimmon), צָרְעָה (Zorah), and יַרְמוּת (Jarmuth). Each name is prefixed by the conjunction וְ (ve, "and") to attach it to the preceding list.

The thread — These sites reappear in the tribal boundary records of Joshua 15:32 and Joshua 15:35, where En and Rimmon are grouped in the lowland district and Jarmuth is listed among the hill cities. The Nehemiah passage directly mirrors the earlier territorial assignments.

Why it lands — The text simply enumerates three locations without description or evaluation. The reader must acknowledge that the post-exilic community is occupying historically designated Judahite land rather than founding new settlements.

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