Nehemiah 11:21 KJV

But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.

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  • The distribution of the peopleIn all ages, men have preferred their own ease and advantage to the public good. Even the professors of religion too commonly seek their own, and not the...

Thompson Chains

  • NethinimSee the chain from 1 Chronicles 9:2 · 8 links
  • OphelLast of 4 links

Cross References

  • Nehemiah 3:26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
  • 2 Chronicles 27:3 He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
  • Nehemiah 3:31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.

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Topics

  • Gispa Also called GISPHA, an overseer of the Nethinim
  • Israel, prophecies concerning One-tenth of the people, to be determined by lot, volunteer to live in Jerusalem, and the remaining ninety percent live in other cities
  • Nehemiah His administration as ruler of the people
  • Nethinims Return from the captivity
  • Ziha 2. A ruler of the Nethinim

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Bible Dictionary

  • OphelHill; mound, the long, narrow, rounded promontory on the southern slope of the temple hill, between the Tyropoeon and the Kedron valley...
  • ZihaDrought. (1.) The name of a family of Nethinim (Ezra 2:43; Neh 7:46). (2.) A ruler among the Nethinim (Neh 11:21).

Strong’s Numbers

  • But the Nethinims נָתִין Nâthîyn
  • dwelt יָשַׁב yâshab
  • in Ophel עֹפֶל ʻÔphel
  • and Ziha צִיחָא Tsîychâʼ
  • and Gispa גִּשְׁפָּא Gishpâʼ
  • over the Nethinims נָתִין Nâthîyn

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