Ezra 4:9
“Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites,”

What does Ezra 4:9 mean?
Ezra 4:9 (KJV) reads: "Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites," In the…
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The verse from Ezra 4:9 tells us what happened when the Jewish exiles began to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple after its destruction: "Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the…
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Heavenly Father, Creator of the heavens and the earth, I come before You with a humble heart, acknowledging Your sovereignty over all situations and circumstances. In the book of Ezra, I am reminded of the challenges faced by Your people as they embarked on the monumental task…
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