The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.

NEHEMIAH 7:31KJV
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Nehemiah 7:31 (KJV)

What does Nehemiah 7:31 mean?

Nehemiah 7:31 records that 122 men from the town of Michmas were counted among those returning to Jerusalem after the exile. This verse is part of a census listing the families and places represented in the group that came back to help rebuild the city.

Nehemiah, the governor of Judah, is documenting the people who returned from Babylonian captivity. The list shows the careful record-keeping of those who were committed to restoring Jerusalem. Each number and place mentioned, like Michmas, highlights the diverse origins of the returnees and the importance of every group in the community’s renewal.

Where else these words appear

“Michmas” Hebrew H4363 · used in 11 verses

  • 1 Samuel 13:2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
  • 1 Samuel 13:16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
  • 1 Samuel 14:31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.