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John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 12:23

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, etc.] Some think this refers to (<130914>1 Chronicles 9:14), etc. until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib; from whence Dr. Lightfoot f77 concludes, that the Chronicles were written by Ezra in the times of this Johanan.
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