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the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
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The Issue of Lost Records
Commentators explain that this verse, along with the preceding one, lists families who returned from exile but could not produce official genealogical records. While the 652 individuals from the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda knew their immediate parents, they lacked the documentation to prove which ancestral house of Israel they belonged to.
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Ezra
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19th Century
Anglican
Finally, those who had lost the records of their lineage are mentioned. Of the people, the children of three families from Tel-melah, Hill of s…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, and thechildren of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two
Presbyterian
Those who undervalue their relation to the Lord in times of reproach, persecution, or distress, will have no benefit from it when it becomes honour…
