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Nehemiah 3

Nehemiah 3:11

The Builders of the Walls · Nehemiah 3:1–32
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Translations

Modern
Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
Traditional
Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath–moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
Literal
A second measure Malchijah son of Harim strengthened, and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab, along with the Tower of the Ovens.
Latin
Mediam partem vici ædificavit Melchias filius Herem, et Hasub filius Phahath Moab, et turrim furnorum.

Original

Hebrew
English
Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.

Notes

Nehemiah 3:11

The Tower of the Ovens on the city's western wall might have been used for baking bread or polishing pottery (Jeremiah 19:1–2).

Nehemiah 3:9–13

Nehemiah wisely assigned people to work near their homes. This motivated them to do good work and saved them travel time.

Nehemiah 3:1–32

This summary describes the people who rebuilt Jerusalem's walls. It moves in a circle around the city, starting at the northeast corner, then going west, south, east, and north.

Theme notes and profiles

Nehemiah Jerusalem Rebuilding of Jerusalem

People

Harim: Father of Malchijah, a builder of Jerusalem's wall Hasshub: Son of Pahath-moab, a repairer of Jerusalem's wall Malchijah: Son of Harim, helped repair the wall of Jerusalem Pahath-moab: Repairer of the wall of Jerusalem

Places

Tower of the Ovens: A tower in Jerusalem's wall, rebuilt by Nehemiah

Glossary

Benjamin, Gate of Berechiah Book of Ezra Book of Nehemiah Eliashib Goldsmith Hakkoz Harim Hasshub Koz Malchijah Meremoth Meshullam Ovens, Tower of the Pahath-Moab Postexilic Period Sheep Gate Tower of the Furnaces Tower of the Furnaces Uriah

Topics

Hashub: Son of Pahath-Moab Pahath-Moab: The Ancestor of an Influential Family of Judah Which Returned to Jerusalem from the Captivity Towers of the Furnaces