Ezra 2:24 meaning and explanation
the descendants of Azmaveth, 42;
Ezra 2:24, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezra 2 records the census of exiles who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem and Judah under Zerubbabel, listing families and towns so the restored community could confirm its identity and inheritance. Verse 24 falls within the town-by-town section: the "descendants of Azmaveth" are the people of that town, a small Benjaminite settlement near Jerusalem, numbering forty-two.
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