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Barnes' Notes on Ezra 8:31

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The Jews with Ezra left Babylon on the first day of the first month Ezra 7:9. They reached Ahava in nine days, and, having remained there three Ezra 8:15, quitted it, and resumed their journey on the twelfth. They reached Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month Ezra 7:9, four months after the departure from Babylon. return to 'Top of Page'
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