Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims.
The first
The nethinims
Bible References
The first
Ezra 2:70
The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their towns, and all the rest of Israel lived in their towns.
Nehemiah 7:73
When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites were settled in their cities,
Nehemiah 11:3
These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem. (While other Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple attendants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon settled in the cities of Judah, each on his own property in their cities,
The nethinims
Joshua 9:21
The leaders then added, "Let them live." So they became woodcutters and water carriers for the whole community, as the leaders had decided.
Ezra 2:43
The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,
Ezra 8:20
and some of the temple servants that David and his officials had established for the work of the Levites -- 220 of them. They were all designated by name.
Nehemiah 7:60
All the temple servants and the descendants of the servants of Solomon, 392.
Nehemiah 11:3
These are the provincial leaders who settled in Jerusalem. (While other Israelites, the priests, the Levites, the temple attendants, and the sons of the servants of Solomon settled in the cities of Judah, each on his own property in their cities,