Nehemiah 7:11 meaning and explanation
the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;
Nehemiah 7:11, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse belongs to the register Nehemiah found and copied, listing the families who returned from Babylonian exile to Jerusalem and Judah under Zerubbabel (verses 6 and 7). Pahath-moab means "governor of Moab," likely a title held by an ancestor whose descendants formed one of the largest returning clans, 2,818 men.
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