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the men of Jericho, 345;
Nehemiah 7:36 · New American Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
  • KJV The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
  • BSB the men of Jericho, 345;
  • NKJV the sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five;
  • NLT The citizens of Jericho 345

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Quick answer

The people of Jericho returned, numbering 345. The famous city of the conquest was resettled.

Overview

Jericho, the first city taken in the conquest of Canaan (Joshua 6), again sent its people back to the land. Its repopulation links the restoration to God's mighty acts at the entry into the promised land. The return underscores that the same God who gave the land was now giving it back to His chastened but beloved people.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 1

  • Ezra 2:34The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

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  • VideoBibleProject — Nehemiah videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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

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Christ at the center

The rebuilt walls and renewed covenant community foreshadow the greater builder who gathers and secures a people for God, the one who declares 'I will build my church.'

How Nehemiah 7:36 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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