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Ezra 2:59

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezra 2:59

Verse 59 of 70

Scripture focus

And these [were] they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, [and] Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they [were] of Israel:

Ezra 2:59 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezra 2:59

Theological / Devotional

Tel-melah. The locations of all four Mesopotamian places mentioned in this text are unknown. From these four places came 652 men (v. 60) belonging to three family groups which could not give proof that they were descendants of former Jews. If their forebears had been legitimate inhabitants of Judah at the time of Nebuchadnezzar, they may perhaps have received especially rough treatment, either during the journey to Babylonia or as slaves after their arrival, and had consequently lost all identifying documents.

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