Bible Strands
Nehemiah 7:12
the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Nehemiah compiles a genealogical register of returning exiles, listing the Elamite clan between the counts of Pahath-moab and Zattu.
The words — The text uses עֵילָ֔ם ('ei.Lam) for the clan name and בְּנֵ֣י (be.Nei) to denote “descendants of.”
The thread — This clan appears in Ezra 2:7 with the identical headcount, in Ezra 8:7 as the source of Jeshaiah and seventy men, and in Ezra 10:26 as the group from which Mattaniah and five others are named.
Why it lands — The record requires a reader to track specific family lines and exact numbers within the post-exilic restoration, treating lineage as a documented historical fact rather than a symbolic theme.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:7 the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
- Ezra 8:7 from the descendants of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men;
- Ezra 10:26 From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.