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Ezra 8:5

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Of the sons of Shecaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males.

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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 canal or settlement in Babylonia where Ezra assembled the returnees; Babylonia lay in the Persian Empire

Places in this passage

Ezra 8:5 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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