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Ezra 8:17

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I sent them forth to Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia; and I told them what they should tell Iddo, [and] his brothers the Nethinim, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.

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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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Ahava was a gathering place by a canal in Babylonia, within the Persian province called Beyond the River; from there Ezra prepared the return journey to Jerusalem. Casiphia was apparently a nearby settlement or district where temple servants lived, so Ezra sent for Levites and Nethinim needed for Jerusalem’s restored worship.

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Ezra 8:17 mentions Ahava, Babylonia, Beyond the River, Casiphia and Jerusalem.

Babylonia · Radomir Vrbovsky
Beyond the River · Bazminbaz
Casiphia · Radomir Vrbovsky
Jerusalem · Godot13

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