Ezra 2:25

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The children of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.

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The Babylonian and Persian EmpiresThe Babylonian and Persian empires that carried Judah into exile and later allowed the return.

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These names identify families returning from Babylonian exile whose ancestral towns lay mainly in Benjamin and Judah, around Jerusalem and its surrounding hill country. In Ezra’s census, their inclusion establishes

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Ezra 2:25 mentions Addon, Ai, Azmaveth, Babylon, Babylonia, Bethel, Bethlehem, Chephirah, Cherub, Geba, Gilead, Hadid, Immer, Jericho, Jerusalem, Kiriath-jearim, Lod, Michmash, Netophah, Ono and Ramah.

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