Neh 12:7 | TNotes | STEP | 12:7 leaders of the priests: Cp. Ezra 2:36-39 . • Jeshua was the high priest in Jerusalem when the people returned from captivity shortly after 538 BC (Ezra 2:2 ; 3:2 , 8 ; 4:3 ). He was still serving in 520 BC when Haggai and Zechariah encouraged the people to finish building the Temple (Ezra 5:1 ; Hag 1:1 ; Zech 3:1 ).

a12:7►

bEzra 2:36-39►

cEzra 2:2►

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f4:3►

gEzra 5:1►

hHag 1:1►

iZech 3:1►

‏ Nehemiah 12:7

12:7 ^a leaders of the priests: Cp. Ezra 2:36-39 ^b.

• Jeshua was the high priest in Jerusalem when the people returned from captivity shortly after 538 BC (Ezra 2:2 ^c; 3:2 ^d, 8 ^e; 4:3 ^f). He was still serving in 520 BC when Haggai and Zechariah encouraged the people to finish building the Temple (Ezra 5:1 ^g; Hag 1:1 ^h; Zech 3:1 ⁱ).