Nehemiah 11:1 meaning and explanation
Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.
Nehemiah 11:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah 11 opens a new phase after the wall of Jerusalem was rebuilt and the covenant renewed. The city was secure but thinly populated, so the leaders settled there first, and the rest of the community cast lots to send one household in ten to live in Jerusalem, called the holy city because the temple stood there.
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