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Ezra 8:15 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Ezra 8:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezra chapter 8 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. abode: or, pitched”
Ezra 8:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezra 8:15
And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava—the נָהָר אַהֲוָא (nahar Ahava, Ahava river/canal) was likely an irrigation canal near Babylon, though its exact location is unknown. This gathering point served as a mustering site where Ezra could review his caravan before the dangerous 900-mile journey to Jerusalem. And there abode we in tents three days—the three-day encampment echoes Israel's pattern of preparation before significant movements (Joshua 1:11, 3:2), suggesting deliberate spiritual preparation, not mere logistical organization.And I viewed the people, and the pri...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezra 8:15
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“to go to Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was on us”
“at the river Ahava”
“and of the priests”
“Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar”
“there we sat down. Yes”
“that lived by the river Chebar”
“in the fourth [month]”
“where we supposed there was a place of prayer”
“that touching any of the priests and Levites”