Bible Strands
Ezra 2:39
and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author of Ezra records a post-exilic census of returning Judean families following the decree to rebuild Jerusalem. The list enumerates household heads and their exact numbers as they settle in the land.
The words — בְּנֵי (benei) literally means descendants, and חָרִם (Charem) names the patriarch whose lineage is counted. אֶלֶף (elef) and שְׁבַע עֲשָׂרָה (shva asarah) combine to state the precise tally of one thousand seventeen.
The thread — This family appears in the priestly divisions of 1 Chronicles 24:8 and reappears in Nehemiah 7:42 with the identical census count. Ezra 10:21 later identifies specific members of this line who had married foreign women.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to accept the exact enumeration of returning families as a factual record. It asks for attention to the specific names and numbers that constitute the restored community.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 24:8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
- Ezra 10:21 From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
- Nehemiah 7:42 and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.