The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
The numbering of the Jews found here was given again in B.C. 444. It followed the finishing of the wall in fifty-two days. That work was completed despite the plots of Sanballat, Geshem and Tobiah. At that time proper officers were appointed and watches were set. The chapter stands within the Bible narrative of Babylonian life in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. That narrative is confirmed by discoveries in ancient lands adjoining Israel that had dealings with Israel.
The numbering of the Jews found here was given again in B.C. 444. It followed the finishing of the wall in fifty-two days. That work was completed despite the plots of Sanballat, Geshem and Tobiah. At that time proper officers were appointed and watches were set. The chapter stands within the Bible narrative of Babylonian life in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. That narrative is confirmed by discoveries in ancient lands adjoining Israel that had dealings with Israel.