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Barnes' Notes on Ezra 4:3

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Ye have nothing to do with us - Because the Samaritans had united idolatrous rites with the worship of Yahweh 2 Kings 17:29-41. To have allowed them a share in restoring the temple would have been destructive of all purity of religion. As king Cyrus ... commanded us - The exact words of the edict gave the right of building exclusively to those who should “go up” from Babylonia to Judaea Ezra 1:3. return to 'Top of Page'
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