The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.

NEHEMIAH 7:59KJV
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Nehemiah 7:59 (KJV)

What does Nehemiah 7:59 mean?

Nehemiah 7:59 lists four family groups—descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth of Zebaim, and Amon—who returned from exile to Jerusalem. This verse is part of a census recording the names and families of those who came back to help rebuild the Jewish community after the Babylonian captivity.

Nehemiah, the governor of Jerusalem, is recording the names of families who returned from Babylon. The verse is in the middle of a long list that carefully documents the people who could prove their ancestry and belonged to the Jewish community. This careful record-keeping was important for reestablishing the nation’s identity and ensuring that only those with genuine ties to Israel could participate in its restoration.

Where else these words appear

“Hattil” Hebrew H2411 · used in 2 verses

  • Ezra 2:57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

“Zebaim” Hebrew H6380 · used in 2 verses

  • Ezra 2:57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

“Shephatiah” Hebrew H8203 · used in 13 verses

  • 2 Samuel 3:4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;
  • 1 Chronicles 27:16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:
  • Ezra 8:8 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.

“Amon” Hebrew H526 · used in 17 verses

  • 1 Kings 22:26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
  • 2 Kings 21:25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
  • 2 Chronicles 33:22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;