Nehemiah 13:16 meaning and explanation
Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 13:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah is back in Jerusalem after reporting to King Artaxerxes and finds the city's covenant commitments slipping. In verse 16 he notes that merchants from Tyre, a Phoenician port city, had settled in the area and were bringing in fish and all kinds of goods to sell in Jerusalem on the Sabbath.
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