Bible Strands
Nehemiah 7:35
the descendants of Harim, 320;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator documents the repatriated Jewish families returning from exile, listing their names and headcounts. This entry sits between the census of the Elamites and the Jericho residents.
The words — בְּנֵ֣י (benei) literally means descendants or sons, and חָרִ֔ם (Chariym) names the specific ancestral clan. The sequence בְּנֵ֣י חָרִ֔ם establishes the genealogical identifier for the number that follows.
The thread — The identical family count appears in Ezra 2:32. Ezra 10:31 lists specific men from this lineage who participated in the covenant renewal.
Why it lands — The text records a precise headcount of a named family group to verify post-exilic identity. It requires the reader to acknowledge that community restoration depended on traced lineage rather than voluntary association.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:32 the descendants of Harim, 320;
- Ezra 10:31 From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,