Quotes about Community

At that time the Jews who lived nearby came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”

Then I said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people: “The work is great and extensive, and we are spread out far from one another along the wall.

At that time I also said to the people, “Let every man and his servant spend the night inside Jerusalem, so that they can stand guard by night and work by day.”

Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”

Please restore to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and houses, along with the percentage of the money, grain, new wine, and oil that you have been assessing them.”

There were 150 Jews and officials at my table, besides the guests from the surrounding nations.

Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.

accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:

the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;

The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

The whole assembly numbered 42,360,

The rest of the people gave a total of 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priestly garments.