The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.

NEHEMIAH 7:29KJV
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Nehemiah 7:29 (KJV)

What does Nehemiah 7:29 mean?

Nehemiah 7:29 lists the number of men from the towns of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth who returned from exile, stating there were 743 of them. This verse is part of a census recording the families and groups who came back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity.

The book of Nehemiah is recounting the names and numbers of people who returned to help rebuild Jerusalem’s walls and restore the community. Nehemiah, the governor, is documenting these details for the Jewish people, showing the continuity of their heritage and the importance of each group’s contribution. This verse highlights the specific towns and the exact number of men from each, emphasizing the careful record-keeping and the collective effort involved in the restoration.

Where else these words appear

“Chephirah” Hebrew H3716 · used in 4 verses

  • Joshua 9:17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
  • Joshua 18:26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
  • Ezra 2:25 The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

“Beeroth” Hebrew H881 · used in 5 verses

  • Joshua 9:17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
  • Joshua 18:25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
  • 2 Samuel 4:2 And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin:(for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:

“Kirjathjearim” Hebrew H7157 · used in 19 verses

  • Joshua 9:17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
  • Judges 18:12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjathjearim.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:53 And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

“forty” Hebrew H705 · used in 124 verses

  • Genesis 5:13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:
  • Deuteronomy 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
  • 1 Chronicles 5:18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war.