Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:26
The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
26. Ramah ] the dwelling-place of Samuel (1Sa 7:17) and afterwards a frontier-fortress on the borders of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms (1Ki 15:17; 1Ki 15:22); the modern Er-rm about 6 miles N. of Jerusalem.
Gaba ] R.V. Geba. One of the priestly towns in the tribe of Benjamin (cf. Jos 18:24 with Jos 21:17: 1Ch 8:6 with 1Ch 6:60), on the frontiers of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms, 2Ki 23:8; fortified by Asa out of material obtained from Ramah, 1Ki 15:22: distant some 8 miles N. of Jerusalem, modern Jeba.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
[See comments on Ezr 2:3].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Ramah: Jos 18:24, Jos 18:25, Neh 7:30