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the people of Adin, four hundred and fifty-four;
Ezra 2:15 · New King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB The children of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
  • KJV The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
  • BSB the descendants of Adin, 454;
  • NASB the sons of Adin, 454;
  • NLT The family of Adin 454

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Quick answer

The descendants of Adin numbered 454. The family list continues.

Overview

The clan of Adin is recorded among those who returned from Babylon. The ongoing tally maintains the careful documentation of the restored people. Each household counted shares in the renewal of covenant worship.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Neh 7:20The children of Adin, six hundred fifty-five.
  • Ezra 8:6Of the sons of Adin, Ebed the son of Jonathan; and with him fifty males.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Ezra videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Ezra 2:15YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on EzraMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The return from exile and the rebuilt altar keep alive the hope of a greater restoration — the true return from our deeper exile of sin accomplished by Christ.

How Ezra 2:15 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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