Ezra 2:28

The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

The men {H582} of Bethel {H1008} and Ai {H5857}, two hundred {H3967} twenty {H6242} and three {H7969}.

people of Beit-El and 'Ai

the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;

The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 12:8 (3 votes)

    And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, [having] Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.

  • Joshua 8:9 (2 votes)

    Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

  • Joshua 7:2 (2 votes)

    And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which [is] beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai.

  • Joshua 8:17 (2 votes)

    And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel.

  • Nehemiah 7:33 (2 votes)

    The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.