King James Version
What Does Nehemiah 7:18 Mean?
“The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.”
Context
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible CommentaryTHE BOOK OF EZRA
Commentary by Robert Jamieson
CHAPTER 1 Ezr 1:1-6. Proclamation of Cyrus for Building the Temple.
**1. in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia--**The Persian empire, including Persia, Media, Babylonia, and Chaldea, with many smaller dependencies, was founded by Cyrus, 536 B.C. [Hales].
**that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled--**(See Jr 25:12; 29:10). This reference is a parenthetic statement of the historian, and did not form part of the proclamation.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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