Nehemiah 11:21 meaning and explanation

The temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel, with Ziha and Gishpa over them.

Nehemiah 11:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Nehemiah is listing how the population of Jerusalem was resettled after the exile, when the city was rebuilt but thinly inhabited. The temple servants, called Nethinim in Hebrew, were a hereditary class who assisted the Levites with the practical work of the sanctuary.

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