The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
The listing is part of the renewed numbering of the Jews recorded after the wall was finished and proper officers and watches were appointed. The wall was finished in fifty-two days. This register belongs to B.C. 444, when even their enemies perceived that the work was wrought of God.
The chapter belongs to the record of Babylonian life in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. Discoveries in ancient lands adjoining Israel that had dealings with Israel confirm its narrative. Those discoveries give information about that life and its rapid development.
The listing is part of the renewed numbering of the Jews recorded after the wall was finished and proper officers and watches were appointed. The wall was finished in fifty-two days. This register belongs to B.C. 444, when even their enemies perceived that the work was wrought of God.
The chapter belongs to the record of Babylonian life in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. Discoveries in ancient lands adjoining Israel that had dealings with Israel confirm its narrative. Those discoveries give information about that life and its rapid development.