Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Nehemiah 5:11

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Restore: Lev 6:4, Lev 6:5; Sa1 12:3; Sa2 12:6; Isa 58:6; Luk 3:8 their lands: Neh 5:3, Neh 5:4 the hundredth: This was probably the rate of interest which they obliged their poor debtors to pay each month, which would amount to about 12 percent. Another author states that this is the lowest rate of interest in Syria. the usual rate is 20; and it is sometimes as high as 30 percent. Nehemiah 5:12

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