Chapter 13 – FAMILIA MUNDIAL
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
1 [1-3] These verses were composed by the Chronicler to serve as an introduction to the reforms that Nehemiah instituted during his second mission in Jerusalem (⇒ Nehemiah 13:4-31). The part of the book of Moses read to the people is freely quoted here from ⇒ Deut 23:3-6.
2 [4-31] This is part of the «Memoirs of Nehemiah»; it is continued in ⇒ 10:1-40.
3 [6] After due time: It is not known when Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem or how long his second period of activity there lasted, but it probably ended before Ezra came to Palestine; see note on ⇒ Ezra 7:1-8.
4 [24] Ashdodite: the language spoken at Ashdod, more likely an Aramaic rather than a Philistine dialect. Jewish: Hebrew as spoken in postexilic Judah.