Ezra 2:21

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Ezra 2:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.
Ezra 2:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezra 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
21The children of Beth-lehem, a hundred twenty and three.

What do historical commentaries say?

Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Beth - lehem - And so these were the remainders of the inhabitants of that city. (And the like may be said of the two following names, Netophah and Anathoth, or others of the like nature.) So little was Beth - lehem among the thousands of Judah! Yet thence must the Messiah arise. Ezra 2:39”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“2:21-35 The people of . . . The citizens of: Some of the returnees were identified by their towns of origin. Apparently, not all knew their genealogical histories or had large families with renowned leaders. Most of the cities mentioned were concentrated in a relatively small area in the vicinity of Jerusalem.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Bethlehem: Ch1 2:50-52 Ezra 2:22”
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