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John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 3:25

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, etc.] Who dwelt there, and so repaired what was right against him: and the tower which lieth out from the king’s high house: which might be built for prospect, or his upper house: that was by the court of the prison; and we often read in Jeremiah of the court of the prison being in or near the king’s house, (see <243202>Jeremiah 32:2), after him Pedaiah the son of Parosh; went on from hence with the repair.
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