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Nehemiah 12:6

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Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Nehemiah 12:6 · New King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
  • KJV Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
  • BSB Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
  • NASB Shemaiah and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
  • NLT Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,

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Quick answer

The list adds Shemaiah, Joiarib, and Jedaiah. The roll of returning priests continues.

Overview

Joiarib's name is notable as the ancestral division later associated with the Maccabees (1 Maccabees 2:1). These priestly families would carry forward Israel's worship and, at times, its struggle for faithfulness. The record preserves the lineage of those God appointed to serve at his altar after the exile.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • 1 Chr 9:10Of the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
  • Neh 11:10Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (4)
JEDAIAHJOIARIBNEHEMIAHSHEMAIAH

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  • VideoBibleProject — Nehemiah videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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

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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 12:6 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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Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָהand JoiaribיוֹיָרִיבJedaiahיְדַעְיָה
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