Nehemiah 7:32 meaning and explanation

the men of Bethel and Ai, 123;

Nehemiah 7:32, Berean Standard Bible

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Nehemiah is listing the families and towns whose people returned from Babylonian exile, and this verse counts the men from Bethel and Ai. Both towns sit in the hill country north of Jerusalem and have deep roots in Israel's story: Abraham pitched his tent between them, and Ai was the first city Joshua conquered.

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