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Nehemiah 11:1
“The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the [other] cities.”
Verse in context — Nehemiah 11
1
The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the [other] cities.
2
The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
3
Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah lived everyone in his possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.
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Rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls and restoring the community’s faith.
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