Bible Strands
Nehemiah 12:4
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The compiler of Nehemiah 12 records a sequential list of post-exilic priestly heads, placing these three figures between the leaders named in Nehemiah 12:3 and the subsequent names in Nehemiah 12:5.
The words — The text lists the proper names עִדּ֥וֹא (i.Do'), גִנְּת֖וֹי (gi.ne.To), and אֲבִיָּֽה ('a.vi.Yah), which function as identifiers for specific priestly lineages rather than descriptive titles.
The thread — This verse continues the genealogical sequence in Nehemiah 12:3–5, and the name Abijah reappears in Luke 1:5 as the designation for a priestly division during the Second Temple period.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of the documented priestly succession and asks the reader to trace how specific family names are preserved and repurposed in later biblical records.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
Cross-references
- Luke 1:5 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.