KJV ORIGINAL
The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The men from the towns of Kirjath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743 people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that 743 men from three specific towns returned from exile to help rebuild Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Nehemiah's detailed census of the Jewish exiles who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem around 538-445 BC. These three towns were located in the territory of Benjamin, just northwest of Jerusalem, and had been part of the original Promised Land. The careful recording of numbers and locations shows the organized effort to repopulate and rebuild the land after decades of exile.
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