Ezra 8:8

“And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males.”

"And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males." - Ezra 8:8
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What does Ezra 8:8 mean?

The Bible verse Ezra 8:8 in the King James Version reads: "And of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam; and with him two hundred males." To understand the full significance of this verse, it is important to consider the context in which it is…

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Strength in the Assembly: The Legacy of Zebadiah

In the book of Ezra 8:8, we read, "And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males." On its surface, this verse may appear to merely list names and numbers, typical of genealogical passages in the Bible. However, it bears a deeper…

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A Prayer for Strength and Unity in Our Journey

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of Heaven and Earth, We come before You on bended knee, humbling ourselves in Your presence. We acknowledge that You are the source of all wisdom and strength, and that without You, we can do nothing. As we reflect upon the words in Ezra 8:8, which…

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Ezra 8:8 - "And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males."
Ezra 8:21
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 7:8 - "And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king."
Ezra 8:12 - "And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males."
Ezra 8:6 - "Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males."
Ezra 8:19 - "And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;"
Ezra 8:23 - "So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us."
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."
Ezra 8:9 - "Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males."
Ezra 8:24 - "¶ Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,"
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."
Ezra 8:1 - "These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king."
Ezra 8:36 - "¶ And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God."
"The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five." - Ezra 2:8
"And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days." - Ezra 8:32
Ezra 8:30 - "So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God."
Nehemiah 8:5 - "And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:"