Nehemiah 10:28

And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;

Cross-references

In Nehemiah 13:3, the people exclude foreigners, fulfilling the separation they committed to here.

Nehemiah 7:73 lists the same groups (priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants) settling; here they gather to enter the covenant.

In Nehemiah 9:2, the people separate from foreigners and confess; here they reaffirm that separation as part of the covenant.

Nehemiah 3:26 Historical context

Nehemiah 3:26 mentions temple servants living on Ophel — the same group participating in the covenant.

In Ezra 2:36-43, the returning exiles are categorized as these same groups; here they affirm the covenant as the covenant community.

Ezra 2:70 Parallel

In Ezra 2:70, these groups settle in towns; here they assemble to seal the covenant, reflecting the same community.

Ezra 9:1 Contrast

Ezra 9:1 reports the failure to separate from foreign peoples; Nehemiah 10:28 records the people's commitment to do so.

Ezra 9:2 Historical context

Ezra 9:2 specifies intermarriage as the sin; Nehemiah 10:28's separation from peoples addresses this issue.

Ezra 10:11-19 records a covenant to put away foreign wives, mirroring the separation commitment in Nehemiah 10:28.

Deuteronomy 29:12 is the covenant ceremony Moses led — this renewal follows that same pattern of entering into covenant with God.

Joshua 24:25 records Joshua making a covenant with Israel — this mirrors that covenant renewal at Shechem.

2 Kings 11:17 shows Jehoiada making a covenant between the Lord, king, and people — a similar renewal after reform.

2 Kings 23:3 describes Josiah's covenant renewal after reading the law — the same pattern of recommitment here.

Deuteronomy 29:10 describes a covenant assembly with all the people, directly paralleling the covenant renewal in Nehemiah 10:28.

2 Corinthians 6:14-17 calls believers to separate from unbelievers, echoing the OT separation principle in Nehemiah 10:28.

Ezra 7:7 Historical context

Ezra 7:7 lists priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants — identical groups referenced here.

Ezra 2:43 Historical context

Ezra 2:43 lists the temple servants (Nethinim) — the same group included in this covenant community.