A LIST OF THE EXILES WHO RETURNED UNDER ZERUBBABEL. See the Greek Ezra
(1 Esdras) Esther 5:7 and Nehemiah 7:6_ a_, where this list also
occurs, though with some variations.
Ezra 2:1 a. province: Heb. _medinah,_ equivalent to the Persian
satrapy. It refers here to the tract of country, with Jerusalem... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FREE-WILL OFFERINGS OF THE HEADS OF FAMILIES, AND THE SETTLEMENT
OF THE EXILES (_cf._ Nehemiah 7:70). The gifts are, of course, for the
Temple and its worship.
Ezra 2:68. when they came to the house of Yahweh: these words would
imply that the Temple was already in existence; if not a gloss they... [ Continue Reading ]