Ezra 2:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

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The descendants of Arah: 775 people.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse records that 775 descendants of a man named Arah were among those who returned from exile in Babylon.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of a detailed census list of Jewish families and groups who returned from Babylonian exile around 538 BC under Zerubbabel's leadership. The Babylonians had conquered Jerusalem and taken many Jews captive about 70 years earlier. Now, after the Persian Empire defeated Babylon, King Cyrus allowed the Jewish people to return to their homeland and rebuild their temple.

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