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Nehemiah 10:5

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Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
Nehemiah 10:5 · New King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
  • KJV Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
  • BSB Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
  • NASB Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
  • NLT Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

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Quick answer

Harim, Meremoth, and Obadiah are listed among the sealing priests. It matters because it continues the record of those binding themselves to God.

Overview

These additional priestly names extend the list of those who sealed the covenant. The thoroughness of the record shows the seriousness of the renewal. God's people are a counted, named people, reflecting his personal knowledge of each one, fulfilled in the Good Shepherd who calls his sheep by name.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 4

  • Neh 12:3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
  • Neh 3:4Next to them, Meremoth the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz made repairs. Next to them, Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel made repairs. Next to them, Zadok the son of Baana made repairs.
  • Neh 3:21After him, Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz repaired another portion, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.
  • Neh 3:11Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hasshub the son of Pahathmoab, repaired another portion, and the tower of the furnaces.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (4)
DECISIONHARIMMEREMOTHOBADIAH

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Nehemiah videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on NehemiahMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The rebuilt walls and renewed covenant community foreshadow the greater builder who gathers and secures a people for God, the one who declares 'I will build my church.'

How Nehemiah 10:5 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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HarimחָרִםMeremothמְרֵמוֹתObadiahעֹבַדְיָה
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