Nehemiah 7:6

Nehemiah · Old Testament · Chapter 7

“These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;”Nehemiah 7:6

What Does Nehemiah 7:6 Mean?

Nehemiah 7:6 is found in the book of Nehemiah, chapter 7, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (11)

These passages are connected to Nehemiah 7:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Ezra 2:1“Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;”Ezra 5:8“Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.”Jeremiah 52:1“Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.”Nehemiah 1:3“And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.”Jeremiah 39:1“In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.”2 Kings 24:14“And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.”2 Kings 25:11“Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.”2 Chronicles 36:1“Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.”Ezra 6:2“And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:”Nehemiah 11:3“Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants.”Daniel 2:25“Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.”

People & Places

NebuchadnezzarBabylonJerusalem

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