The Benjaminite Towns Resettled After the Exile — Bible Events

Nehemiah 11:31-36 records the resettlement of Benjamin in the post-exile period: "the children of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages, At Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen." The catalog reaches both into the central Benjaminite highlands and west into the lower Shephelah toward Lod and Ono — a quiet record of the geographic spread of the returned community. Aija here is a variant spelling of Ai, the ancient Canaanite city Joshua had destroyed centuries earlier.

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Jerusalem's walls are rebuilt, but the city is still half-empty. The people cast lots to decide who moves in, some volunteer before they're even asked, and what follows is a roll call of every family, priest, worship leader, and gatekeeper who said yes to the harder assignment.

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Aija Bethel Anathoth Geba Michmash Ramah Nob