Bible Strands
Ezra 2:26
the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator compiles a census of Jewish families returning from exile, listing specific towns and their population counts in sequence.
The words — בְּנֵ֤י (be.Nei) translates literally to descendants, and שֵׁ֥שׁ (shesh) means six, anchoring the verse in a precise demographic record.
The thread — The identical population count for these men reappears in Nehemiah 7:30, while Geba appears earlier in Joshua 18:24 as part of a territorial allocation.
Why it lands — The text demands exact tracking of restored communities, requiring the reader to verify the concrete return of specific families to their ancestral locations.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
Cross-references
- Joshua 18:24 Chephar-ammoni, Ophni, and Geba—twelve cities, along with their villages.
- Nehemiah 7:30 the men of Ramah and Geba, 621;