Ezra 2:42 meaning and explanation
The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.
Ezra 2:42, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezra 2 records the first wave of exiles returning from Babylon to Jerusalem and Judah, and verse 42 lists the gatekeepers among those resettling in their towns. These were hereditary temple guards, organized by ancestral houses, whose role was to watch the entrances of the sanctuary.
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