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Nehemiah 9:38

King James Version (KJV)

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Nehemiah 9:38

Verse 38 of 38

Scripture focus

And because of all this we make a sure [covenant], and write [it]; and our princes, Levites, [and] priests, seal [unto it].

Nehemiah 9:38 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Nehemiah 9:38

Theological / Devotional

Seal unto it. Ancient documents were usually sealed. When the records were written in cuneiform on soft clay tablets (see Vol. I, pp. 110, 134, 139), cylinder seals were rolled over the moist clay of the tablets before baking. A document written on papyrus (see p. 417; Vol. I, pp. 30, 31) was rolled and folded up. A string was bound around it and a lump of clay put over the knot; then either a stamp seal was pressed into the clay or a cylinder seal rolled over it. Sometimes each party to the contract stamped his seal upon a separate piece of sealing clay which he then attached to the document by means of a string. Any number of seals could be attached in this way.

Ellen G. White Comments

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