Nehemiah 7:60All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~445 BC. Nehemiah carefully records every person who survived exile and returned to rebuild. Modern-day Israel/Palestine, Old City area.
The emotion here: meticulous gratitude while documenting survivors
The original word
Nethinim (נְתִינִים) — 'given ones,' temple servants dedicated to assist Levites
Why it matters
The Nethinim were likely descendants of Canaanite prisoners of war given to serve in the temple
Read with care
What most readers miss in Nehemiah 7:60
These 'servants' are counted with the same care as priests — every person mattered in the rebuilding
Common misconceptionPeople skip these 'boring' census lists, but they show God values every individual in the rebuilding process — no one is too small to matter.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Nehemiah 7:60
Bible Genome reading
Nehemiah 7:60 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Nehemiah 7:60 comes from the book of Nehemiah, written during the Post-Exile period. These words are attributed to Nehemiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include counting, service, heritage. Notable phrases: three hundred ninety-two.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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