Nehemiah 11:1

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Nehemiah 11:1

Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem; but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one [person] out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine-tenths remained in the other cities.

Nehemiah 11:18

All the Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

Isaiah 48:2

“For they call themselves [citizens of Jerusalem] after the holy city
And depend on the God of Israel;
The Lord of hosts is His name.

Nehemiah 10:34

We have also cast lots—the priests, the Levites, and the people—for [contributing] the supply of wood, to bring it to the house of our God, according to our fathers’ households, at set times annually, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the Law;

Isaiah 52:1

Awake, awake,
Put on your strength, O Zion;
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the unclean
Will no longer come into you.

Matthew 4:5

Then the devil took Him into the holy city [Jerusalem] and placed Him on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple.

Matthew 27:53

and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city (Jerusalem) and appeared to many people.

Deuteronomy 17:8-9

“If any case is too difficult for you to judge—between one kind of homicide and another, between one kind of lawsuit and another, between one kind of assault and another, being controversial issues in your courts—then you shall arise and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses.

Joshua 18:10

Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel, [to each tribe] according to their portions.

Judges 20:9-10

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it,

1 Chronicles 26:13

They cast lots, the small (younger) and great (older) alike, in accordance with their fathers’ households, for every gate.

Nehemiah 7:4-5

Now the city was spacious and large, but there were few people in it and the houses had not [yet] been built.

Psalm 122:5

For there the thrones of judgment were set,
The thrones of the house of David.

Proverbs 16:33

The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.

Acts 1:24

They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know all hearts [their thoughts, motives, desires], show us which one of these two You have chosen

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Summary

Nehemiah 11:1

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

The rulers

Nehemiah 7:4

Deuteronomy 17:8

Psalm 122:5

Cast lots

One of ten

Judges 20:9

The holy

Matthew 27:53

General references

Proverbs 16:33

Proverbs 18:18

Bible References

The rulers

Now the city was spacious and large, but there were few people in it and the houses had not [yet] been built.

For there the thrones of judgment were set,
The thrones of the house of David.

Cast lots

Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord, and there Joshua divided the land to the sons of Israel, [to each tribe] according to their portions.

They cast lots, the small (younger) and great (older) alike, in accordance with their fathers’ households, for every gate.

The lot is cast into the lap,

But its every decision is from the Lord.

They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know all hearts [their thoughts, motives, desires], show us which one of these two You have chosen

One of ten

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it,

The holy

All the Levites in the holy city totaled 284.

“For they call themselves [citizens of Jerusalem] after the holy city
And depend on the God of Israel;
The Lord of hosts is His name.

Awake, awake,
Put on your strength, O Zion;
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the unclean
Will no longer come into you.

Then the devil took Him into the holy city [Jerusalem] and placed Him on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple.

and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city (Jerusalem) and appeared to many people.

General references

The lot is cast into the lap,

But its every decision is from the Lord.

To cast lots puts an end to quarrels

And decides between powerful contenders.