The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
The count is a renewed numbering of the Jews recorded in Nehemiah 7. It was made after the wall was finished in fifty-two days despite plots and opposition. At that same time proper officers were appointed and watches were set. These events belong to B.C. 444.
The count belongs to the narrative of life in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. That narrative concerns Babylonian life as set forth in the Bible. It is confirmed by discoveries in the ancient lands adjoining Israel. Those neighboring lands had dealings with Israel, and archaeology gives information about that life.
The count is a renewed numbering of the Jews recorded in Nehemiah 7. It was made after the wall was finished in fifty-two days despite plots and opposition. At that same time proper officers were appointed and watches were set. These events belong to B.C. 444.
The count belongs to the narrative of life in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. That narrative concerns Babylonian life as set forth in the Bible. It is confirmed by discoveries in the ancient lands adjoining Israel. Those neighboring lands had dealings with Israel, and archaeology gives information about that life.