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Nehemiah 11:5
and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah records a genealogical register for the post-exilic community, specifying which Judahite families resettled Jerusalem. The verse appears in a structured list that follows the account of Perez’s descendants and precedes their numerical tally.
The words — The Hebrew בֶּן־ (ben-) appears repeatedly to mark each paternal link, while מַעֲשֵׂיָה (Maaseiah) literally means "work of Yahweh." The text uses these terms to arrange a direct six-generation paternal chain from Maaseiah to Zechariah before noting his broader tribal origin.
The thread — This tribal identifier connects to Genesis 38:5, where Shelah is born to Judah, and Numbers 26:20, which establishes the Shelanite clan as one of Judah’s primary divisions. The lineage aligns with 1 Chronicles 4:21, which lists Shelah as an ancestor of later Judahite families.
Why it lands — The text identifies Maaseiah’s place within the Judahite settlement without elaborating on his personal deeds or spiritual status. Readers must recognize that the passage functions as a demographic record of tribal allocation rather than a theological argument.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col–hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
Cross-references
- Genesis 38:5 Then she gave birth to another son and named him Shelah; it was at Chezib that she gave birth to him.
- Numbers 26:20 These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and the Zerahite clan from Zerah.
- 1 Chronicles 4:21 The sons of Shelah son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah and the clans of the linen workers at Beth-ashbea,
- 1 Chronicles 9:5 From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.
- Nehemiah 3:15 The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Col-hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofed it, and installed its doors, bolts, and bars. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Shelah near the king’s garden, as far as the stairs that descend from the City of David.