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Definition and Context:
The term "rebuild" in the biblical context often refers to the act of reconstructing or restoring something that has been destroyed or fallen into disrepair. This concept is prevalent throughout the Bible, symbolizing both physical restoration and spiritual renewal. Rebuilding is frequently associated with God's promises, human obedience, and divine intervention.

Old Testament References:
One of the most significant instances of rebuilding in the Old Testament is the reconstruction of the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah's leadership. After the Babylonian exile, Nehemiah was moved by God to return to Jerusalem and oversee the rebuilding of the city's walls, which had been destroyed. Nehemiah 2:17 states, "Then I said to them, 'You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, so that we will no longer be a disgrace.'"

The rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem is another critical event. After the return from exile, Zerubbabel and Jeshua led the effort to rebuild the temple, as recorded in the book of Ezra. Ezra 3:10 describes the laying of the temple's foundation: "When the builders had laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their apparel stood with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the LORD, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel."

Prophetic Significance:
The prophets often spoke of rebuilding as a sign of God's covenant faithfulness and future hope. Isaiah 61:4 prophesies, "They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations." This passage highlights the theme of restoration and renewal, pointing to a time when God will restore His people and their land.

New Testament Application:
In the New Testament, the concept of rebuilding takes on a spiritual dimension. Jesus Christ is seen as the cornerstone of a new spiritual temple, the Church. Ephesians 2:19-22 explains, "Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord."

Theological Implications:
Rebuilding in the Bible is not merely about physical structures but also about spiritual renewal and restoration. It signifies God's redemptive work in the world, His desire to restore what sin has broken, and His call for His people to participate in this work. The act of rebuilding is often accompanied by repentance, obedience, and a renewed commitment to God's covenant.

Practical Lessons:
The biblical theme of rebuilding encourages believers to trust in God's promises and to engage in the work of restoration in their own lives and communities. It calls for perseverance in the face of opposition, as seen in Nehemiah's account, and reliance on God's strength and guidance. Rebuilding is a testament to God's ability to bring new life and hope out of destruction and despair.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(v. t.) To build again, as something which has been demolished; to construct anew; as, to rebuild a house, a wall, a wharf, or a city.

Greek

456. anoikodomeo -- to build again
... to build again. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anoikodomeo Phonetic Spelling:
(an-oy-kod-om-eh'-o) Short Definition: I rebuild, build up, build Definition ...
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3618. oikodomeo -- to build a house
... Definition to build a house NASB Word Usage build (13), builders (4), building
(2), built (10), edified (1), edifies (3), edify (1), rebuild (4), strengthened ...
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Strong's Hebrew

1124. bena -- to build
bena or benah. 1123, 1124. bena or benah. 1125 . to build. Transliteration:
bena or benah Phonetic Spelling: (ben-aw') Short Definition: rebuild. ...
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1129. banah -- to build
... 177), construct (1), constructed (1), fashioned (1), fortified (3), fortifying
(2), have children (1), made (1), obtain children (1), rebuild (13), rebuilding ...
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2318. chadash -- to renew, repair
... renew, repair. A primitive root; to be new; causatively, to rebuild -- renew,
repair. 2317, 2318. chadash. 2319 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

The Jews Instigated by the Emperor Attempt to Rebuild their Temple ...
... Book III. Chapter XX."The Jews instigated by the Emperor attempt to rebuild their
Temple, and are frustrated in their Attempt by Miraculous Interposition. ...
/.../chapter xx the jews instigated by.htm

From Aversion to the Christians, Julian Granted Permission to the ...
... Book V. Chapter XXII."From Aversion to the Christians, Julian granted Permission
to the Jews to rebuild the Temple at Jerusalem; in every Endeavor to put ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of sozomenus/chapter xxii from aversion to the.htm

Ezra-Nehemiah
... Artaxerxes, when the governor of Samaria formally accused the Jews before the Persian
government of aiming at independence in their efforts to rebuild the city ...
/.../mcfadyen/introduction to the old testament/ezra-nehemiah.htm

Caesar Makes Antipater Procurator of Judea; as Does Antipater ...
... of such dignity to him that bestowed the dignity upon him; so he was constituted
procurator of all Judea, and obtained leave, moreover, to rebuild [12] those ...
/.../chapter 10 caesar makes antipater.htm

Rebuilding the Temple
... Whoever among you of all his people wishes to return, may his God be with him, and
let him go up to Jerusalem, in Judah, and rebuild the temple of Jehovah, the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/rebuilding the temple.htm

Julian Restores Liberty to the Christians, in Order to Execute ...
... its property, votives, and sacred vessels, and condemned those who had demolished
temples during the reign of Constantine and Constantius, to rebuild them, or ...
/.../chapter v julian restores liberty to.htm

How Scaurus Made a League of Mutual Assistance with Aretas; and ...
... actions; and particularly made war with Alexander, since Hyrcanus was not yet able
to oppose his power, but was already attempting to rebuild the wall of ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 how scaurus made.htm

How Cyrus, King of the Persians, Delivered the Jews Out Of
... he called for the most eminent Jews that were in Babylon, and said to them, that
he gave them leave to go back to their own country, and to rebuild their city ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how cyrus king.htm

How Herod Twice Sailed to Agrippa; and How Upon the Complaint in ...
... of the city was fallen down, which as it was overthrown in the Mithridatic war,
and was very large and fine building, so was it not so easy to rebuild that as ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 2 how herod twice.htm

Of the Persecutions in Persia and of them that were Martyred There ...
... informed of this by the Magi Isdigirdes sent for Abdas and first in moderate language
complained of what had taken place and ordered him to rebuild the Pyreum. ...
/.../chapter xxxviii of the persecutions in.htm

Thesaurus

Rebuild (36 Occurrences)
... (vt) To build again, as something which has been demolished; to construct anew;
as, to rebuild a house, a wall, a wharf, or a city. ...Rebuild (36 Occurrences). ...
/r/rebuild.htm - 16k

Sanballat (10 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Held some place of authority in Samaria when
Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls. ...
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Renew (16 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or vigor; to give
new life to; to rejuvenate; to reestablish; to recreate; to rebuild. ...
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David's (142 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 15:16 "Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David's fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it up again; (WEY NIV). ...
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Abiram (9 Occurrences)
... (2.) The eldest son of Hiel the Bethelite, who perished prematurely in consequence
of his father's undertaking to rebuild Jericho (1 Kings 16:34), according to ...
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Seventy (97 Occurrences)
... the period which would elapse till the time of the coming of the Messiah, dating
"from the going forth of the commandment to restore and rebuild Jerusalem" ie ...
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Afterwards (143 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 15:16 "Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David's fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it up again; (WEY). ...
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Tent (333 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Acts 15:16 "'"Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David's fallen tent.
Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it up again; (WEY BBE NIV). ...
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Rebuilding (11 Occurrences)

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Zechariah (55 Occurrences)
... The returned captives were becoming disheartened and depressed because Yahweh
had not made it possible to restore Zion and rebuild the temple. ...
/z/zechariah.htm - 70k

Resources

Why was it important to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Nehemiah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What are the seventy sevens in Daniel 9:24-27? | GotQuestions.org

Rebuild: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Rebuild (36 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:61
and said, "This man said,'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'"
(See NAS NIV)

Matthew 27:40
and saying, "You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!"
(See NAS)

Mark 15:29
Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, "Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
(See NAS)

John 2:19
"Demolish this Sanctuary," said Jesus, "and in three days I will rebuild it."
(WEY)

John 2:20
"It has taken forty-six years," replied the Jews, "to build this Sanctuary, and will you rebuild it in three days?"
(WEY)

Acts 15:16
"'"Afterwards I will return, and will rebuild David's fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will set it up again;
(WEY DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Galatians 2:18
Why, if I am now rebuilding that structure of sin which I had demolished, I am thereby constituting myself a transgressor;
(Root in WEY NAS NIV)

Joshua 6:26
He provided the first part for himself, for there was the lawgiver's portion reserved. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel."
(See RSV NIV)

Ezra 1:3
Whoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.
(See NAS RSV)

Ezra 1:5
Then rose up the heads of fathers' houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred to go up to build the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem.
(See NAS RSV)

Ezra 5:2
Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem; and with them were the prophets of God, helping them.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ezra 5:3
At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shetharbozenai, and their companions, and said thus to them, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
(See NAS NIV)

Ezra 5:9
Then asked we those elders, and said to them thus, Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this wall?
(See NAS NIV)

Ezra 5:13
But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.
(See NAS NIV)

Ezra 5:15
and he said to him, Take these vessels, go, put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.
(See NIV)

Ezra 5:17
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem; and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ezra 6:7
Leave the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ezra 9:9
For we are bondservants; yet our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but has extended loving kindness to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
(See NIV)

Nehemiah 2:5
I said to the king, If it please the king, and if your servant have found favor in your sight, that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, that I may build it.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 2:17
Then said I to them, You see the evil case that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
(See NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 4:10
Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
(See NAS NIV)

Job 12:14
Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.
(See RSV)

Psalms 51:18
Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.
(See RSV)

Psalms 69:35
For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
(See RSV NIV)

Isaiah 9:10
The bricks have come down, but we will put up buildings of cut stone in their place: the sycamores are cut down, but they will be changed to cedars.
(See NAS NIV)

Isaiah 45:13
I have sent him out to overcome the nations, and I will make all his ways straight: I will give him the work of building my town, and he will let my prisoners go free, without price or reward, says the Lord of armies.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 58:12
And your sons will be building again the old waste places: you will make strong the bases of old generations: and you will be named, He who puts up the broken walls, and, He who makes ready the ways for use.
(See NAS NIV)

Isaiah 60:10
And men from strange countries will be building up your walls, and their kings will be your servants: for in my wrath I sent punishment on you, but in my grace I have had mercy on you.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 61:4
And they will be building again the old broken walls, and will make new the old waste places, and will put up again the towns which have been waste for long generations.
(See NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 33:7
I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 9:25
Know therefore and discern, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem to the Anointed One, the prince, shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks: it shall be built again, with street and moat, even in troubled times.
(See NAS NIV)

Amos 9:11
In that day I will raise up the tent of David who is fallen, and close up its breaches, and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old;
(See NAS RSV)

Amos 9:14
I will bring my people Israel back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Haggai 1:2
"This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say,'The time hasn't yet come, the time for Yahweh's house to be built.'"
(See RSV)

Haggai 1:8
Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified," says Yahweh.
(See NAS)

Malachi 1:4
Whereas Edom says, "We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places;" thus says Yahweh of Armies, "They shall build, but I will throw down; and men will call them'The Wicked Land,' even the people against whom Yahweh shows wrath forever."
(See RSV NIV)

Subtopics

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