KJV ORIGINAL
The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The men from Bethel and Ai numbered 123.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that 123 men from the towns of Bethel and Ai returned from exile in Babylon.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Nehemiah's detailed census of the Jewish exiles who returned from Babylonian captivity to rebuild Jerusalem around 445 BC. Bethel and Ai were ancient towns in the territory of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem, that had significant history in Israel's past - Bethel was where Jacob had his famous dream of the ladder to heaven, and Ai was one of the first cities conquered by Joshua.
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