Ezra 2:21
Ezra 2:21 Meaning and Explanation
“The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The men of Bethlehem are numbered among the returnees.
What Does Ezra 2:21 Mean?
Now the register counts by hometown. One hundred twenty-three return to Bethlehem, the town of David's birth in the hill country of Judah.
Small and unremarkable in number, Bethlehem nonetheless carries a weight no census can measure. From this same town would come the promised Ruler of Israel, born centuries later in David's city. God's largest purposes often rest in the least likely places.
Ezra 2:21 in the Original Language
Bethlehem (בֵּיתלֶחֶם) means 'house of bread' -- the town where the Bread of Life would one day be born.
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What does Ezra 2:21 mean?
The men of Bethlehem are numbered among the returnees.