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Nehemiah 13

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31 verses in KJV · 270 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of Nehemiah 13 (KJV)

13:1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;

13:2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

13:3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Nehemiah

Approximate study chronology: c. 445 BC

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