◄ Nehemiah 7:32 ►
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New International Version
of Bethel and Ai 123

King James Bible
The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.

Darby Bible Translation
The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.

World English Bible
The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred twenty-three.

Young's Literal Translation
Men of Bethel and Ai: a hundred twenty and three.

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Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

The children of Bigval, two thousand threescore and seven - Some MSS. read two thousand and sixty-six, as in Ezra 2:14.

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Beth-el

Joshua 8:9,17 Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and stayed between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai...

Ezra 2:28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

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"Take My Yoke Upon You, and Learn of Me," &C.
Matt. xi. 20.--"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me," &c. Self love is generally esteemed infamous and contemptible among men. It is of a bad report every where, and indeed as it is taken commonly, there is good reason for it, that it should be hissed out of all societies, if reproaching and speaking evil of it would do it. But to speak the truth, the name is not so fit to express the thing, for that which men call self love, may rather be called self hatred. Nothing is more pernicious to a man's …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning

Influences that Gave Rise to the Priestly Laws and Histories
[Sidenote: Influences in the exile that produced written ceremonial laws] The Babylonian exile gave a great opportunity and incentive to the further development of written law. While the temple stood, the ceremonial rites and customs received constant illustration, and were transmitted directly from father to son in the priestly families. Hence, there was little need of writing them down. But when most of the priests were carried captive to Babylonia, as in 597 B.C., and ten years later the temple …
Charles Foster Kent—The Origin & Permanent Value of the Old Testament

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