The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
Parallel translations
- WEB The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
- BSB the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
- NKJV the people of Pahath-Moab, of the people of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve;
- NASB the sons of Pahath-moab of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, 2,812;
- NLT The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812
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Quick answer
The descendants of Pahath-moab, through Jeshua and Joab, numbered 2,812. This was one of the largest returning families.
Overview
The sizable house of Pahath-moab is recorded, traced through its sub-families. Its large number shows the substantial body of people who responded to God's call to return. The careful tracing of descent preserves the continuity of God's covenant people across the exile.
Cross-references & the web
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- Neh 7:11The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
- Ezra 10:30And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
- Ezra 8:9Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males.
- Ezra 8:4Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.
- Ezra 10:14Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.
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