After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur.
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Nehemiah 3:16
Nehemiah 3:16
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Bethzur: Joshua 15:58; 1 Chronicles 2:45; 2 Chronicles 11:7
the sepulchres: 2 Chronicles 16:14; Acts 2:29
the pool: 2 Kings 20:20; Isaiah 7:3, Isaiah 22:11
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