Lux Domini
The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

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Interpretation

An account was kept of the families that came up out of captivity. See how sin lowers a nation, which righteousness would exalt!

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This thought runs through Ezra 2:24-25.

Ezra 2:24 Ezra 2:25

Glossary

Beeroth Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Burj.
Chephirah Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet el Kefireh.
Kiriath-jearim Place
City, a city belonging to Benjamin ( Josh. 18:28 ), the modern Kuriet el-‘Enab, i. e., “city of grapes”, about 7 1/2 miles west-north-west of Jerusalem. Modern identification: Deir el Azar.