Bible Commentary

The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three. [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Hashum: Ezr 10:33, Neh 7:22. 328 Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The children of Jorah, a hundred and twelve. 18. Jorah ] called in Nehemiah (Ezr 7:24, Ezr 10:19) Hariph, with which may be compared Hareph (1Ch 2:51) of the sons of Caleb. The interchange of names is the more strange when we remember that the Hebrew word ‘Joreh’ means ‘autumn-rain’ while the Hebrew ‘Horeph’ means … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:18”

The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Bezai: Neh 7:23. 324 Reciprocal: Neh 10:18 – Hashum Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 16. The children of Ater of Hezekiah ] i.e., the family of Ater was represented by one branch called by the name of Hezekiah, cf. Ezr 2:6. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Of Ater the son of Hezekiah, not the king, but another … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:16”

The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Adin: Ezr 8:6, Neh 7:20. 655 Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Bigvai: Ezr 8:14, Neh 7:19. Neh 7:2,067 Reciprocal: Neh 10:16 – Bigvai Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. 13. Adonikam ] This name appears in Neh 10:16 as Adonijah. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Adonikam: Ezr 8:13, Neh 7:18. 667 Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. 12. The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two ] The most serious discrepancy in the list (Neh. gives 2322, Esdras 3222), arising from error in the transcription of numbers. The smallest figure is intrinsically the most probable. The highest figure, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:12”

The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Bebai: Ezr 8:11, Ezr 10:28, Neh 7:16. 628 Reciprocal: Neh 10:15 – Azgad Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two. [See comments on Ezr 2:3]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Bani: The variation of Bani, [Strong’s H1137], and Binnui, [Strong’s H1131], arises from the elision of, , wav, but the LXX have here , as in the parallel place. Ezr 10:34, Neh 7:15, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezra 2:10”