The Nethinim, a class of dedicated workers who assisted the Levites with menial temple tasks after the exile.
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A class of dedicated workers (the Nethinim) who assisted the with menial tasks of service, traditionally said to have been appointed by . They appear almost exclusively in the post-exilic returns and resettlement under and , listed alongside priests, Levites, singers, and gatekeepers. In Nehemiah they live in near the temple and help rebuild the walls.
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