The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
The verse belongs to the list and account in Ezra 1 and 2 of those who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian captivity in response to Cyrus's decree and proclamation, connected with the rebuilding of the temple after the exile. It records 345 people identified as the children of Jericho, that is, people from Jericho among the returnees. The return took place with Zerubbabel in the first year of Cyrus, when 42,360 persons had already returned to Jerusalem before the invitation to those still remaining in Babylon to return.
Taken with Ezra 2:1-65, the list shows that nearly fifty thousand Jews returned to their land and were free to go, though many remained in captivity. It forms part of the historical setting for Haggai's message concerning the rebuilding of the temple. As part of the first two chapters of Ezra, it records the beginning of the temple under the decree of Cyrus, which is not dated to 457 B.C.
The verse belongs to the list and account in Ezra 1 and 2 of those who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian captivity in response to Cyrus's decree and proclamation, connected with the rebuilding of the temple after the exile.
It records 345 people identified as the children of Jericho, that is, people from Jericho among the returnees.
The return took place with Zerubbabel in the first year of Cyrus, when 42,360 persons had already returned to Jerusalem before the invitation to those still remaining in Babylon to return.
Taken with Ezra 2:1-65, the list shows that nearly fifty thousand Jews returned to their land and were free to go, though many remained in captivity.
It forms part of the historical setting for Haggai's message concerning the rebuilding of the temple.
As part of the first two chapters of Ezra, it records the beginning of the temple under the decree of Cyrus, which is not dated to 457 B.C.