Ezra 2:7

“The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.”

"The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four." - Ezra 2:7
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What does Ezra 2:7 mean?

In the book of Ezra, Chapter 2, verse 7, the King James Version of the Bible reads: "The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four." Ezra is a historical book of the Old Testament that details the return of the exiled Israelites from Babylon to Jerusalem and the…

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Restoration and Identity: Lessons from Ezra 2:7

In the book of Ezra, we find a description that seems straightforward yet deeply significant: "The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four" (Ezra 2:7 KJV). This verse may appear to some as merely a count of people returning from exile, a statistic in a lineage or…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Unity Among the Children of God

Heavenly Father, We come before Your Throne of Grace today in reverence and awe of who You are. You, O Lord, are the Creator of heaven and earth, the One who knows the number of stars and calls them by name. You know each of us intimately, for we are fearfully and wonderfully…

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Ezra 2:7 - "The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four."
Ezra 7:2 - "The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,"
"The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub," - Ezra 7:2
Ezra 7:12 - "Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time."
Ezra 7:10 - "For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments."
Ezra 7:1 - "Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,"
Ezra 7:11 - "¶ Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel."
Ezra 7:4 - "The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,"
Ezra 7:3 - "The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,"
Ezra 8:7 - "And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males."
Ezra 3:2
Ezra 3:2
Ezra 3:2
Ezra 7:8 - "And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king."
Ezra 7:21 - "And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,"
Ezra 7:7 - "And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king."
Ezra 3:2
Ezra 3:2
Ezra 7:5 - "The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:"
Ezra 9:1-2
Zerubbabel in Ezra chapter 2
Ezra 2:22 - "The men of Netophah, fifty and six."
Ezra 2:18 - "The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve."
Ezra 2:54 - "The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha."
Ezra 2:20 - "The children of Gibbar, ninety and five."
Ezra 2:24 - "The children of Azmaveth, forty and two."
Ezra 2:39 - "The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen."
Ezra 7:6 - "This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him."
Ezra 7:25 - "And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not."