Bible Strands
Nehemiah 7:24
the descendants of Hariph, 112;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator documents a census of returning exiles organizing their households in Jerusalem. Each family is recorded by name and total members as they reestablish the community.
The words — בְּנֵ֣י (benei) translates to descendants, and חָרִ֔יף (chariph) identifies the ancestral family. The numeral phrase מֵאָ֖ה שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר literally states one hundred twelve.
The thread — This entry runs parallel to Ezra 2:18, which catalogs the same returnee groups. The immediate context (Nehemiah 7:23, 25) continues the identical genealogical ledger.
Why it lands — The text requires acknowledgment that a restored people is built on documented, specific households. No family is omitted from the official count of the returned remnant.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:18 the descendants of Jorah, 112;