Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Ezra 3:7

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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gave money: Kg2 12:11, Kg2 12:12, Kg2 22:5, Kg2 22:6; Ch2 24:12, Ch2 24:13 carpenters: or, workmen meat: Kg1 5:6, Kg1 5:9-11; Ch2 2:10-15; Eze 27:17; Act 12:20 Joppa: Joppa, now Jaffa or Yaffa, one of the most ancient sea-ports in the world, is situated in a fine plain on the shore of the Mediterranean, between Jamnia south and Caesarea of Palestine north, 150 stadia from Antipatris, according to Josephus, 30 miles south of Caesarea, 12 miles north of Ashdod, 9 miles west of Ramla, and 40 miles west of Jerusalem, according to modern authorities; and in lat. 32 degrees 50 minutes long. 65 degrees 40 minutes according to Ptolemy. It is still a considerable town, containing about 4,000 or 5,000 souls, and occupying a circular eminence close to the seaside, with a citadel on the summit; the bottom of the hill being surrounded by a wall 12 or 14 feet high, and two or three feet thick. The environs are occupied by extensive gardens. Ch2 2:16; Jon 1:3; Act 9:36, Act 10:5, Act 10:6 according: Ezr 6:3-5 Ezra 3:8

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