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Nehemiah 12:4

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Nehemiah 12:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
Nehemiah 12:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Nehemiah 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
5Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.
7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Abijah--one of the ancestors of John the Baptist (Luk 1:5).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Ginnetho: Instead of Ginnetho, many manuscripts, and Vulgate have Ginnethon. Neh 12:16, Ginnethon Abijah: Luk 1:5, Abia Nehemiah 12:5”
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