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Nehemiah 7:2

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a faithful man: Numbers 12:7; Psalms 101:6; Daniel 6:4; Matthew 24:45, Matthew 25:21; Luke 16:10-12; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Timothy 2:2

feared God: Nehemiah 5:15; Genesis 42:18; Exodus 18:21; 2 Samuel 23:3; 1 Kings 18:3, 1 Kings 18:12; Job 1:1; Isaiah 33:5-6

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