Bible Strands
Nehemiah 7:11
the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah records a census of returning exiles during the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls. The narrator lists families and their numbers to document the restored community’s composition.
The words — בּנֵי־ (benei-) translates literally as “descendants” or “sons,” and פַחַת מוֹאָב (Pachat Moab) names a specific clan line. The text states “descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818” without adding commentary.
The thread — The same clan appears in Ezra 2:6 with a count of 2,812. The name Pahath-moab also surfaces among the leaders who seal the post-exilic covenant in Nehemiah 10:14.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to accept that communal identity and obligation were established through documented lineage rather than individual merit. It asks for precise attention to the recorded numbers without importing theological assumptions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Pahath–moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:6 the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
- Nehemiah 8:4 Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
- Nehemiah 10:14 And the leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,