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Ezra 2:25 Cross-References
Explore 2 cross-references for Ezra 2:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezra chapter 2 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.”
Ezra 2:25 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezra 2:25
The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. This verse groups three Gibeonite cities together: Kirjath-jearim (קִרְיַת יְעָרִים, Qiryat Yearim, 'city of forests'), Chephirah (כְּפִירָה, Kephirah, 'young lioness'), and Beeroth (בְּאֵרוֹת, Be'eroth, 'wells'). These cities have remarkable history—they were Gibeonite settlements that deceived Joshua into making covenant with them (Joshua 9:17).Despite their ancestors' deception, these cities became fully integrated into Israel. Kirjath-jearim housed the ark of the covenant for twenty years after the Phi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezra 2:25
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“Chephirah”
“and came to their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon”