congregation. assembly, or muster.
forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore. This number (42,360) agrees with Nehemiah 7:66. The two lists of names are not alike; but there is no "discrepancy". The two lists, while they agree in the numbers, and vary in names, yet have the totals identical. This shows the independence of the two accounts.
Numbered in Ezra 2 42,360
Named in Ezra 29,818
Named in Neh, not in Ezra 1,765 31,583
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Difference between names and numbers 10,777
Numbered in Nehemiah 7 42,360
Named in Nehemiah 31,089
Named in Neh, not in Ezra 494 31,583
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Difference between names and numbers 10,777