The men of Netophah, fifty-six.
Parallel translations
- KJV The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
- BSB the men of Netophah, 56;
- NKJV the men of Netophah, fifty-six;
- NASB the men of Netophah, 56;
- NLT The people of Netophah 56
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Quick answer
The men of Netophah numbered 56. The list of returnees by town continues.
Overview
Netophah, a town near Bethlehem, is recorded among the returning communities. Grouping by town shows people resettling their ancestral lands. The repopulating of Judah's villages marks the concrete restoration of life in the promised land.
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Cross-references · 4
- Jer 40:8then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.
- 2 Sam 23:28Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
- 1 Chr 2:54The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab, and half of the Manahathites, the Zorites.
- Neh 7:26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, one hundred eighty-eight.
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