The people covenant to marry in Israel, to honor the Sabbath, to pay tithes, and to keep the commandments. The people and their overseers are elected by lot to dwell in Jerusalem and the other cities. The priests and Levites who came up from Babylon are named. The walls of Jerusalem are dedicated. The offices of priests and Levites are appointed in the temple. The Ammonites and Moabites are denied a place in the congregation of God. Tobiah is ejected from his dwelling place in the temple. Nehemiah corrects abuses and reinstitutes Sabbath observance. Some Jews are rebuked for marrying non-Israelite women and defiling the priesthood.
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