Nehemiah 11:15 meaning and explanation

From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

Nehemiah 11:15, Berean Standard Bible

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Nehemiah 11 describes how Jerusalem was repopulated after the wall was rebuilt, with one in ten chosen by lot to live in the holy city. Verse 15 begins the list of Levites who settled there, starting with Shemaiah, whose ancestry is traced back four generations to Bunni.

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