King James Version
What Does Nehemiah 11:30 Mean?
“Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.”
Context
28
And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
29
And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
30
Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
31
The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages, from: or, of at: or, to
32
And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(30) F**rom Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom.**—The men of Judah spread from the extreme south to the extreme north of Judah, an extent of some fifty miles.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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