'Men' in the Bible

In any place where a survivor (Jewish exile) may live, let the men (Gentiles) of that place support him with silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with freewill offerings for the house of God in Jerusalem.’”

These came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah.The number of the men of the people of Israel:

the men of Netophah, 56;

the men of Anathoth, 128;

the men of Michmas, 122;

the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

besides their male and female servants who numbered 7,337; and [among them] they had 200 male and female singers.

But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first house (temple), wept with a loud voice when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, while many shouted aloud for joy,

this is a copy of the letter which they sent to him:“To King Artaxerxes from your servants, the men in the region west of the [Euphrates] River; and now:

So, now issue a decree to make these men stop [work], so that this city is not rebuilt until a [new] command is issued by me.

Then, accordingly, we told them the names of the men who were reconstructing this building.

We also asked them their names so that we might notify you, and so that we might record the names of the men in charge.

Also, I issue a decree as to what you are to do for these Jewish elders for the rebuilding of this house of God: the full cost is to be paid to these people from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the River, and that without delay.

and has extended His mercy and lovingkindness to me before the king, his advisers, and all the king’s mighty officials. I was strengthened and encouraged, for the hand of the Lord my God was upon me, and I gathered together outstanding men of Israel to go up with me [to Jerusalem].

of the sons of Shecaniah who was of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men by genealogy;

of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, with 200 men;

of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, with 300 men;

of the sons of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, with 50 men;

of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, with 70 men;

of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, with 80 men;

of the sons of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, with 218 men;

of the sons of Bani, Shelomith son of Josiphiah, with 160 men;

of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, with 28 men;

of the sons of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, with 110 men;

of the sons of Adonikam, the last to come, their names are Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, with 60 men;

and of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud, with 70 men.

So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam, [who were] leading men, and also for Joiarib and Elnathan, [who were] teachers.

For they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race has intermingled with the peoples of the lands. Indeed, the officials and chief men have been foremost in this unfaithful act and direct violation [of God’s will].”

Now while Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and laying himself face down before the house of God, a very large group from Israel, of men, women, and children, gathered to him, for the people wept bitterly.

So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered at Jerusalem within three days. It was the twentieth [day] of the ninth month, and all the people sat in the open square in front of the house of God, trembling because of [the seriousness of] this matter and because of the heavy rain.

And by the first day of the first month they finished investigating all the men married to foreign wives.