26 occurrences

'Men' in the Bible

Hanani, who was one of my relatives, along with some of the men from Judah, came to me, and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped and had survived the exile, and about Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsRemnantAsking Particular Questions

I got up during the night, along with a few men who were with me. But I did not tell anyone what my God was putting on my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no animals with me, except for the one I was riding.

Verse ConceptsHeart, And Holy SpiritRiding HorsesDuring One NightThose Who Did Not Tell

The men of Jericho built adjacent to it, and Zaccur son of Imri built adjacent to them.

The men of Tekoa worked on the section adjacent to them, but their town leaders would not assist with the work of their master.

Verse ConceptsNoblesOverseers

Adjacent to them worked Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, who were men of Gibeon and Mizpah. These towns were under the jurisdiction of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.

Verse ConceptsGovernorsHuman Authority, Nature OfBeyond The River

After him the priests worked, men of the nearby district.

After them the men of Tekoa worked on another section, from opposite the great protruding tower to the wall of Ophel.

Verse ConceptsBuilding Jerusalem's Wall

From that day forward, half of my men were doing the work and half of them were taking up spears, shields, bows, and body armor. Now the officers were behind all the people of Judah

Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourShieldsArmor ProtectionFractions, One HalfHalf Of Groups

They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of Israelite men was as follows:

Verse ConceptsGoing Together

The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, 188;

Verse ConceptsA Hundred And Some

the men of the family of Azmaveth, 42;

Verse ConceptsForties

the men of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743;

Verse ConceptsSeven To Nine Hundred

the men of the other Nebo, 52;

Verse ConceptsFifties

So Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly which included men and women and all those able to understand what they heard. (This happened on the first day of the seventh month.)

Verse ConceptsHigh Priest, In OtHoliness, As Set Apart For GodLiteracyMonth 7

So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon before the men and women and those children who could understand. All the people were eager to hear the book of the law.

Verse ConceptsDawnNoonBible, Names OfNamed GatesReading The Bible

The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsCommendationPeople BlessingPeople WillingVolunteering

The sum total of the descendants of Perez who were settling in Jerusalem was 468 exceptional men.

Verse ConceptsFour To Five HundredFour And Five Hundred

and his colleagues who were exceptional men -- 128. The officer over them was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.

Verse ConceptsA Hundred And Some

On that day men were appointed over the storerooms for the contributions, first fruits, and tithes, to gather into them from the fields of the cities the portions prescribed by the law for the priests and the Levites, for the people of Judah took delight in the priests and Levites who were ministering.

Verse ConceptsWagesAnimal Sacrifices, Meal OfferingTithesStores Of FoodBringing In The Tithe

When the evening shadows began to fall on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be closed. I further directed that they were not to be opened until after the Sabbath. I positioned some of my young men at the gates so that no load could enter on the Sabbath day.

Verse ConceptsShadowsCitiesShutting GatesDarkness Of Night

Also in those days I saw the men of Judah who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.

Verse Conceptsinterracial

So I entered a complaint with them. I called down a curse on them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair. I had them swear by God saying, "You will not marry off your daughters to their sons, and you will not take any of their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

Verse ConceptsCurses, HumanFloggingHairsDisputesHair PluckingCursing The UngodlyPeople Bound By OathsSwearinginterracial

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