Nehemiah 11:34

Study note

Setting — The narrator catalogs towns repatriated to the Jerusalem region. The list records the geographic distribution of returning exiles following the wall's completion.

The words — חָדִ֥יד (cha.Did) identifies the settlement Hadid, and צְבֹעִ֖ים (tze.vo.'Im) names Zeboim. These proper nouns function as territorial markers within the census roster.

The thread — The name Zeboim appears in 1 Samuel 13:18 describing a border valley. The textual recurrence links the post-exilian resettlement to earlier tribal boundaries.

Why it lands — The passage documents the physical reoccupation of abandoned lands. It demands recognition of concrete restoration rather than abstract theological promise.

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