The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-one.
Parallel translations
- KJV The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
- BSB the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;
- NKJV the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one;
- NASB the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;
- NLT The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 721
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Quick answer
The people of Lod, Hadid, and Ono returned, numbering 721. Towns of the coastal plain were resettled.
Overview
These towns lay toward the western lowlands and would later figure in the early church's history (Acts 9:32-35). Their return shows the restored community spreading beyond the immediate area of Jerusalem. The repopulation reflects God's purpose to reestablish His people fully in the land He had given them.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 1 Chr 8:12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
- Neh 6:2Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together in the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to harm me.
- Ezra 2:33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
- Neh 11:34–35Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
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