Ezra 8:6

Study note

Setting — Ezra records the returnee contingents as they assemble at the river Ahava to begin their journey to Jerusalem. The passage functions as a ledger of family lines and their designated leaders.

The words — The term זְכָרִים (ze.kha.Rim) literally means "the males" and specifies the fifty individuals accompanying Ebed. The text uses this designation to count the group without indicating their age or occupational status.

The thread — The descendants of Adin appear in earlier returnee registers at Ezra 2:15 and Nehemiah 7:20, and are listed among those who sealed the covenant in Nehemiah 10:16. These references track the same family group across different historical moments.

Why it lands — The verse demands precise attention to recorded lineage and numerical accountability within the communal return. It requires the reader to recognize how specific families and their leaders were documented for the restoration project.

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