Passage

A list of settled villages

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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²⁶in Jeshua, in Moladah, Beth Pelet,

Nehemiah 11:26World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The settlement list names Jeshua, Moladah and Beth Pelet.

To understand

The preceding line introduces villages and their fields where some descendants of Judah lived. The next line continues with Hazar Shual and Beersheba, extending the list beyond these three places.

A question

What does listing individual settlements preserve about where the people lived?