Neh 7:6-7 | MHM | STEP | v. 6–7 : Nehemiah reviewed the old genealogy of those who had returned from captivity with Zerubbabel. He compared it to the current list of families to see how the population had grown and changed. This helped preserve the history of God’s people and reminded them of how far God had brought them (Nehemiah 7:6-7 ). v. 6–69 : The chapter lists the names and numbers of the families who first returned from Babylon. While this information may not seem important to us today, it was valuable at the time. It helped the people remember their humble beginnings and how God had multiplied and blessed them (Nehemiah 7:6-69 ). It also kept their genealogies intact until the coming of the Messiah, after which such records were no longer needed.

‏ Nehemiah 7:6-7

v. 6–7: Nehemiah reviewed the old genealogy of those who had returned from captivity with Zerubbabel. He compared it to the current list of families to see how the population had grown and changed. This helped preserve the history of God’s people and reminded them of how far God had brought them (Nehemiah 7:6-7 ^a).

v. 6–69: The chapter lists the names and numbers of the families who first returned from Babylon. While this information may not seem important to us today, it was valuable at the time. It helped the people remember their humble beginnings and how God had multiplied and blessed them (Nehemiah 7:6-69 ^b). It also kept their genealogies intact until the coming of the Messiah, after which such records were no longer needed.

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