The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.

EZRA 2:33KJV
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Ezra 2:33 (KJV)

What does Ezra 2:33 mean?

Ezra 2:33 lists the descendants from the towns of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, recording that 725 people from these families returned from exile. This verse is part of a census documenting those who came back to Judah after the Babylonian captivity.

The book of Ezra opens with a record of the Jewish exiles returning from Babylon to Jerusalem and Judah. Ezra 2 is a detailed list of families and towns, showing who came back and in what numbers. This verse specifically names three towns and gives the exact count of their returning descendants, highlighting the careful record-keeping and the restoration of community life after exile.

Where else these words appear

“Hadid” Hebrew H2307 · used in 3 verses

“Lod” Hebrew H3850 · used in 4 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 8:12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
  • Nehemiah 7:37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
  • Nehemiah 11:35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

“Ono” Hebrew H207 · used in 5 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 8:12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:
  • Nehemiah 6:2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
  • Nehemiah 7:37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.