Ezra 2:21

(f) The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.

(f) That is inhabitants, for so this word

(some) signifies when it is joined with the names of places.

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²¹ The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.

Related Commentaries of Ezra 2:21

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Ezra 2:21