Nehemiah 7:45 meaning and explanation
The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.
Nehemiah 7:45, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah has rebuilt Jerusalem's wall and is organizing the city, so he records the register of families who returned from Babylon. In this list the gatekeepers are counted by their ancestral houses, six of them named, 138 in all.
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