Nehemiah 11:18 meaning and explanation
The Levites in the holy city totaled 284.
Nehemiah 11:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah has organized the repopulation of Jerusalem after the exile, and this verse sits inside a careful census of who settled there. The Levites were the tribe set apart for temple service, and 284 of them lived in the holy city, a small number compared with the priests and other groups listed around them.
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