Nehemiah 7:27 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

The men of Anathoth: 128.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse records that 128 men from the town of Anathoth returned from exile in Babylon to help rebuild Jerusalem.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Nehemiah's detailed census of the Jewish people who returned from Babylonian captivity around 538-445 BC. Anathoth was a small town about 3 miles northeast of Jerusalem in the territory of Benjamin, and it was the hometown of the prophet Jeremiah. The careful recording of these numbers shows how important it was to document who was committed to rebuilding their homeland after decades of exile.

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