Nehemiah 7:7

came with Zerubbabel. That was in 426 B.C. The covenant and separation did not take place till 404 B.C. twenty-two years later (Nehemiah 10:0 , where Zerubbabel is not mentioned, probably because then dead).

the People of Israel. Another proof that Israel is not exclusively used of the ten tribes. See verses: Nehemiah 7:61 , Nehemiah 7:73 , Nehemiah 7:47 ; and note on 1 Kings 12:17 . The names are repeated from Ezra 2:0 . See note on Nehemiah 7:66 .