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Ezra 2:30 Cross-References
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“The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.”
Ezra 2:30 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezra 2:30
The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six. Magbish (מַגְבִּישׁ, Magbish) presents a textual mystery—this place name appears nowhere else in Scripture except here and its parallel absence in Nehemiah 7. Some scholars suggest textual corruption, others propose it was a minor settlement whose significance was limited to this genealogical context. The name possibly derives from gabash (גָּבַשׁ), meaning 'to congeal' or 'crystallize,' though its precise meaning remains uncertain.The number 156, while modest, represents real families who maintained identity through exile. That Scripture pres...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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