Bible Strands
Nehemiah 7:10
the descendants of Arah, 652;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah records a census of returning exiles, listing household heads and their numbers in sequential order. The passage functions as an administrative register rather than a narrative account.
The words — אָרַ֔ח ('a.Rach) identifies the ancestral clan, while שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וּ/שְׁנָֽיִם (shesh me'ot chami-shim u-she-nayim) literally renders six hundred fifty-two.
The thread — Ezra 2:5 records the same clan with a count of 775, and Nehemiah 6:18 notes a political connection through Shecaniah son of Arah.
Why it lands — The text demands verification of lineage and settlement rights for the post-exilic community. Readers must account for the numerical variance between parallel registers without smoothing the discrepancy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:5 the descendants of Arah, 775;
- Nehemiah 6:18 For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.