KJV ORIGINAL
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The descendants of Shephatiah numbered 372.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that 372 people from Shephatiah's family line returned from exile in Babylon to rebuild Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a detailed census list of Jewish exiles who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem around 538 BC, after King Cyrus of Persia allowed them to go back and rebuild their temple. The list carefully documents each family group and their numbers, showing the organized effort to restore the Jewish community in their homeland after 70 years of captivity.
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