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John Gill's Exposition on Nehemiah 3:9

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And next unto them repaired Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.] That city belonging partly to the tribe of Judah, and partly to the tribe of Benjamin; one part of it was under a governor that was of the tribe of Judah, as this man seems to be; and the other part under one of the tribe of Benjamin; (see <160312>Nehemiah 3:12).
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