Ezra 8:24

“Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,”

"Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them," - Ezra 8:24
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What does Ezra 8:24 mean?

Ezra 8:24 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, " This verse is found in the Book of Ezra, which is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. It is a…

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Set Apart for Service: The Call of Leadership in Ezra 8:24

Ezra 8:24 reads, "Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them." This verse represents a pivotal moment in the history of the Israelites as they returned from exile, a moment underlined by the theme of separation…

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A Prayer for Divine Guidance and Strength in Leadership

Heavenly Father, As I come before Your throne today, I am filled with gratitude for the gift of your Word that sustains us in our journeys. Today, I meditate on the passage from Ezra 8:24, which reminds us of the importance of leadership, unity, and service to You and to one…

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Ezra 8:24 - "¶ Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,"
Ezra 2:24 - "The children of Azmaveth, forty and two."
Ezra 10:24 - "Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri."
Ezra 8:21
Ezra 8:8 - "And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males."
"The children of Azmaveth, forty and two." - Ezra 2:24
Ezra 8:32 - "And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days."
Ezra 2:8 - "The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five."
Ezra 8:7 - "And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males."
Ezra 8:10 - "And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males."
Ezra 8:34 - "By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time."
Ezra 8:14 - "Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males."
Ezra 8:5 - "Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males."
Ezra 8:12 - "And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males."
Ezra 7:8 - "And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king."
Ezra 8:19 - "And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;"
Ezra 8:6 - "Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males."
Ezra 8:23 - "So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us."
Ezra 4:24 - "Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia."
Ezra 8:11 - "And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males."
Ezra 8:2 - "Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush."
Ezra 8:4 - "Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males."
"And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males." - Ezra 8:8
"Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri." - Ezra 10:24
Ezra 8:9 - "Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males."
Ezra 8:13 - "And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males."
Ezra 4:8 - "Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:"
Ezra 8:3 - "Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty."
Ezra 8:27 - "Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold."