Nehemiah 11:4 meaning and explanation

while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;

Nehemiah 11:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Nehemiah 11 describes how Jerusalem was repopulated after the exile, when the city was still thinly settled. The leaders lived there by default, and the people cast lots so that one in ten would move into the holy city.

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