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the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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New Century Version

Ezra 2:7

the descendants of Elam—1,254;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Elam;  

Dictionaries:

- Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elam;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezra, Book of;   Zerubbabel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Addus;   Ammidioi;   Elam;   Eneneus;   Ezra, Book of;   Kilan;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Ozias;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elam ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Apocrypha;   Smith Bible Dictionary - E'lam;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Accursed;   Elam;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Elam’s descendants 1,254
Hebrew Names Version
The children of `Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
King James Version
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
English Standard Version
The sons of Elam, 1,254.
New English Translation
the descendants of Elam: 1,254;
Amplified Bible
the sons of Elam, 1,254;
New American Standard Bible
the sons of Elam, 1,254;
World English Bible
The children of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Elam, a thousande, two hundreth and foure and fiftie:
Legacy Standard Bible
the sons of Elam, 1,254;
Berean Standard Bible
the descendants of Elam, 1,254;
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
Easy-to-Read Version
the descendants of Elam 1254
George Lamsa Translation
The descendants of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
Good News Translation
Lexham English Bible
the descendants of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
Literal Translation
The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty four.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the children of Elam, a thousande, two hundreth and foure and fiftye:
American Standard Version
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Bible in Basic English
The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred and fifty-four.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fiftie and foure.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
King James Version (1611)
The children of Elam, a thousand, two hundred fiftie and foure.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The children of Ælam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
English Revised Version
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the sones of Helam, a thousynde two hundrid and foure and fifti;
Update Bible Version
The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Webster's Bible Translation
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
New King James Version
the people of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
New Living Translation
The family of Elam 1,254
New Life Bible
1,254 sons of Elam,
New Revised Standard
Of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four;
Douay-Rheims Bible
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty-four.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
the sons of Elam, 1,254;

Contextual Overview

1 These are the people of the area who returned from captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken away to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each going back to his own town. 2 These people returned with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. These are the people from Israel: 3 the descendants of Parosh—2,172; 4 the descendants of Shephatiah—372; 5 the descendants of Arah—775; 6 the descendants of Pahath-Moab (through the family of Jeshua and Joab)—2,812; 7 the descendants of Elam—1,254; 8 the descendants of Zattu—945; 9 the descendants of Zaccai—760; 10 the descendants of Bani—642;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Elam: Ezra 2:31, Ezra 8:7, Ezra 10:26, Nehemiah 7:12

Cross-References

Genesis 2:14
The third river, named Tigris, flows out of Assyria toward the east. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
Genesis 2:15
The Lord God put the man in the garden of Eden to care for it and work it.
Genesis 2:20
The man gave names to all the tame animals, to the birds in the sky, and to all the wild animals. But Adam did not find a helper that was right for him.
Genesis 2:21
So the Lord God caused the man to sleep very deeply, and while he was asleep, God removed one of the man's ribs. Then God closed up the man's skin at the place where he took the rib.
Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God forced Adam out of the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 7:22
So everything on dry land that had the breath of life in it died.
Numbers 16:22
But Moses and Aaron bowed facedown and cried out, "God, you are the God over the spirits of all people. Please don't be angry with this whole group. Only one man has really sinned."
Numbers 27:16
"The Lord is the God of the spirits of all people. May he choose a leader for these people,
Job 4:19
So he puts even more blame on people who live in clay houses, whose foundations are made of dust, who can be crushed like a moth.
Job 27:3
as long as I am alive and God's breath of life is in my nose,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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