Ezra 3:2

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Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

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Bede

AD 735

The number of the men of the people of Israel: the children of Parosh two thousand one hundred and seventy-two, and so on until it concludes with a complete catalogue of the people of Israel (i.e. priests, Lévites, singers, Nathinnites and descendants of the servants of Solomon) as follows: All the Nathinnites, and the children of the servants of Solomon, three hundred and seventeen. After the catalogue of leaders there follows the number of the people; after the recounted total of the people there follow in order the different ranks devoted to God. The 'people of Israel' means the tribe of Judah and Benjamin and whoever else from the other tribes had previously escaped from the hands of the Assyrians but had nonetheless been taken with them by the Babylonians and had been led away into captivity. In fact we should note that in the very text of the catalogue - and more where the same catalogue is repeated in the second part of the book, i.e. in the words of Nehemiah - the names of abou... Read More

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Josue, or Jesus, (Jeshua) the son of Jose Dec: he was the high priest at that time; (Challoner) the first after the captivity. Sala Thiel, by whom he was brought up, though he was born of Phadaia, 1 Paralipomenon iii. 19. (Calmet) Protestants read Shealtiel.

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Richard Challoner

AD 1781

Josue: or Jesus (Jeshua) the son of Josedec; he was the high priest, at that time.

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