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However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/nehemiah/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers’ houses nor their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And these <i>were</i> they which went up <i>also</i> from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they <i>were</i> of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/nehemiah/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And these <i>were</i> the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not identify their father’s house nor their lineage, whether they <i>were</i> of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/nehemiah/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />These <i>were</i> the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not provide evidence for their fathers’ households or their descendants, whether they <i>were</i> of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />These were they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon and Immer; but they could not show their fathers&#8217 houses or their descendants, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/nehemiah/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And these <i>were</i> they who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses or their descendants, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/nehemiah/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now these <i>were</i> those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they were not able to declare their fathers’ houses or their <i>fathers’</i> seed, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/nehemiah/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And these were the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon and Immer; but they [had no birth records and] could not prove their fathers’ houses or their descent, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/nehemiah/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their ancestral families and their lineage were Israelite:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/nehemiah/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but were unable to prove that their families and ancestors were Israelite: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/nehemiah/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/nehemiah/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/nehemiah/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The following people came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they couldn't prove they were Israelites on the basis of their father's family or their genealogy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/nehemiah/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/nehemiah/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/nehemiah/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These are the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify their family connection or their ancestry, as to whether they were really from Israel): <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/nehemiah/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not prove their ancestral houses, nor their descent, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/nehemiah/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And these were they who went up also from Tel-mela, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not show their fathers house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/nehemiah/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses, nor their offspring, whether they were of Israel: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/nehemiah/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And these [are] those coming up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer—and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they [are] of Israel—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/nehemiah/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And these are those coming up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer -- and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they are of Israel -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/nehemiah/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And these going up from Tel-Mela, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: and they could not announce their father's house, and their seed, if they were from Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/nehemiah/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And these are they that came up from Telmela, Thelharsa, Cherub, Addon, and Emmer: and could not shew the house of their fathers, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/nehemiah/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now these are the ones who ascended from Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; and they were not able to indicate the house of their fathers and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/nehemiah/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The following who returned from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer were unable to prove that their ancestral houses and their descent were Israelite:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/nehemiah/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove their ancestral houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/nehemiah/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />These were those who came up from Tel-milkha to Tel-ava and Kerob, and they spoke, but they could not show their father's genealogy nor their descent, whether they were of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/nehemiah/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />These who came up from Telmalkha to Telabah and to Kurab, these spoke and they could not show the generations of their fathers and their seed, except that they were from Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/nehemiah/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not tell their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/nehemiah/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And these went up from Thelmeleth, Thelaresa, Charub, Eron, Jemer: but they could not declare the houses of their families, or their seed, whether they were of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZsQrw7rBvgc?start=1861" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/nehemiah/7.htm">The List of Returning Exiles</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">60</span>The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. <span class="reftext">61</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">The following</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: hā·‘ō·w·lîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">came up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8528.htm" title="8528: mit·têl (Prep) -- Mound of salt, a place in Bab. From tel and melach; mound of salt; Tel-Melach, a place in Babylonia."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8528.htm" title="8528: me·laḥ (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Mound of salt, a place in Bab. From tel and melach; mound of salt; Tel-Melach, a place in Babylonia.">from Tel-melah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8521.htm" title="8521: têlFrom tel and the feminine of Charashiym; mound of workmanship; Tel-Charsha, a place in Babylonia."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8521.htm" title="8521: ḥar·šā (N-proper-fs) -- From tel and the feminine of Charashiym; mound of workmanship; Tel-Charsha, a place in Babylonia.">Tel-harsha,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3743.htm" title="3743: kə·rūḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Bab. The same as kruwb; Kerub, a place in Bab.">Cherub,</a> <a href="/hebrew/114.htm" title="114: ’ad·dō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- Powerful, appar. a place in Bab. Probably intensive for 'adown; powerful; Addon, apparently an Israelite.">Addon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/564.htm" title="564: wə·’im·mêr (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr., perhaps also a place in Bab. From 'amar; talkative; Immer, the name of five Israelites.">and Immer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but could not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yā·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: lə·hag·gîḏ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be conspicuous. ">prove</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">that their families</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: wə·zar·‘ām (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">were descended</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: mî·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">from Israel:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> </span><span class="reftext">62</span>the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59-63</a></span><br />The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: / the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all. / And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-4.htm">Nehemiah 11:4-6</a></span><br />while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez; / and Maaseiah son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah. / The descendants of Perez who settled in Jerusalem totaled 468 men of valor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Nehemiah 11:25-36</a></span><br />As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages; / in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet; / in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">1 Chronicles 9:2-3</a></span><br />Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. / Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/8-1.htm">Ezra 8:1-20</a></span><br />These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: / from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; from the descendants of David, Hattush / of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-1.htm">Nehemiah 12:1-26</a></span><br />Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, / Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, / Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-3.htm">Nehemiah 13:3</a></span><br />As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-42.htm">John 7:42</a></span><br />Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Romans 11:1</a></span><br />I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-5.htm">Philippians 3:5</a></span><br />circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4-8</a></span><br />And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel: / From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000, / from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-24.htm">2 Kings 17:24-41</a></span><br />Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns. / Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. / So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not show their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59</a></b></br> And these <i>were</i> they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, <i>and</i> Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they <i>were</i> of Israel:</p><p class="hdg">Tel-harsa, Addan.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/6-3.htm">Able</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Addon</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Cherub</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Descent</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Families</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-5.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-54.htm">Harsha</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-39.htm">House</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-4.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-40.htm">Immer</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-10.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Kerub</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Melah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-44.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-1.htm">Prove</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Show</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Tel</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Tel-Harsha</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Tel-Har'sha</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Telmelah</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Tel-Melah</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Tel-Me'lah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-2.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/ezra/7-26.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/8-2.htm">Able</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Addon</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-36.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Cherub</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-38.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Descent</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-64.htm">Families</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/esther/4-14.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/ezra/2-52.htm">Harsha</a> <a href="/nehemiah/8-16.htm">House</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/nehemiah/11-13.htm">Immer</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-73.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-73.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Kerub</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Melah</a> <a href="/job/5-25.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/job/6-25.htm">Prove</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-2.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-10.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-12.htm">Tel</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Tel-Harsha</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Tel-Har'sha</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Telmelah</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Tel-Melah</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Tel-Me'lah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-73.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/esther/3-4.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Nehemiah 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-1.htm">Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-9.htm">of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-39.htm">of the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-43.htm">of the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-46.htm">of the Nethinims</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-57.htm">of Solomon's servants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">63. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-63.htm">and of the priests which could not find their pedigree</a></span><br><span class="reftext">66. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-66.htm">The whole number of them, with their substance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">70. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/nehemiah/7-70.htm">Their offerings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Tel-melah and Tel-harsha are likely regions or settlements in Babylon, though their exact locations remain uncertain. The names suggest mounds or ruins, common in Mesopotamian geography. Cherub, Addon, and Immer may refer to family or clan names, with Immer being a known priestly family (<a href="/1_chronicles/24-14.htm">1 Chronicles 24:14</a>). This return is part of the larger restoration effort led by Nehemiah, emphasizing the fulfillment of God's promise to bring His people back to their land (<a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>).<p><b>but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel</b><br>This highlights the importance of genealogical records in post-exilic Israel. Being able to prove one's lineage was crucial for participating in the religious and social life of the community, especially for those claiming priestly or Levitical status (<a href="/ezra/2-62.htm">Ezra 2:62</a>). The inability to verify descent from Israel could result in exclusion from certain roles or privileges, reflecting the emphasis on purity and continuity of the covenant community. This situation underscores the challenges faced by the returning exiles in re-establishing their identity and heritage after years in a foreign land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/tel-melah.htm">Tel-melah</a></b><br>A location from which some of the exiles returned. The name means "hill of salt," indicating a possible geographical feature or characteristic of the area.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tel-harsha.htm">Tel-harsha</a></b><br>Another location associated with the returning exiles. The name means "hill of the forest," suggesting a wooded area.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cherub.htm">Cherub</a></b><br>Likely a family or clan name, possibly connected to a place or a notable ancestor.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/addon.htm">Addon</a></b><br>Another family or clan name, possibly indicating a group of people who returned from exile.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/immer.htm">Immer</a></b><br>A priestly family mentioned elsewhere in the Bible, indicating a lineage that had roles in temple service.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_identity.htm">The Importance of Identity</a></b><br>Understanding one's spiritual heritage is crucial. Just as the Israelites needed to prove their lineage, Christians are called to know their identity in Christ and live accordingly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_uncertainty.htm">Faithfulness in Uncertainty</a></b><br>Those who could not prove their lineage still returned to Jerusalem, demonstrating faithfulness despite uncertainty. Believers today are encouraged to trust God even when their path is unclear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_belonging.htm">Community and Belonging</a></b><br>The passage highlights the importance of community and belonging. In the church, every believer is part of the body of Christ, regardless of their background or past.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_restoration.htm">God's Sovereignty in Restoration</a></b><br>The return from exile and the rebuilding of Jerusalem illustrate God's sovereign plan to restore His people. This serves as a reminder of God's power to restore and redeem our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_records_and_remembrance.htm">The Role of Records and Remembrance</a></b><br>Keeping records was vital for the Israelites to maintain their identity. Similarly, Christians are encouraged to remember God's faithfulness and document His work in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_nehemiah_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Nehemiah 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_nehemiah_7_61-65_contradict_ezra.htm">Why does Nehemiah 7:61–65 reference priests unable to prove their lineage, and does this contradict earlier genealogical records found in Ezra? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_num._36_rules_cause_genealogy_errors.htm">Could the strict inheritance stipulations in Numbers 36 have led to conflicting genealogical records, and is there any textual or historical proof of such inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_neh._7_6-73_list_archaeologically_proven.htm">Does the detailed list of families and possessions in Nehemiah 7:6-73 have any archaeological corroboration, or could it be exaggerated?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/singers__200_(ezra)_or_245_(nehemiah).htm">How many singers accompanied the assembly? Two hundred (Ezra 2:65) Two hundred and forty-five (Nehemiah 7:67)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The following</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֗לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came up</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעוֹלִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·w·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Tel-melah,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֙לַח֙</span> <span class="translit">(me·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8528.htm">Strong's 8528: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tel-melah -- 'mound of salt', a place in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Tel-harsha,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַרְשָׁ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(ḥar·šā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8521.htm">Strong's 8521: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tel-harsha -- 'mound of a craftsman', a city in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Cherub,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּר֥וּב</span> <span class="translit">(kə·rūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3743.htm">Strong's 3743: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cherub -- a place in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Addon,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדּ֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(’ad·dō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_114.htm">Strong's 114: </a> </span><span class="str2">Addon -- 'powerful', apparantly a place in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Immer,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִמֵּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im·mêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_564.htm">Strong's 564: </a> </span><span class="str2">Immer -- the name of several Israelites, perhaps also a place in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but could not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prove</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַגִּ֤יד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hag·gîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that their families</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית־</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were descended</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזַרְעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zar·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Israel:</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">OT History: Nehemiah 7:61 These were those who went up (Neh Ne) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/nehemiah/7-60.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Nehemiah 7:60"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 7:60" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/nehemiah/7-62.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Nehemiah 7:62"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Nehemiah 7:62" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>