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A Specific Response
This verse continues the specific list of Levites who answered Ezra's call. Commentators identify Hashabiah and Jeshaiah as descendants of Merari, one of Levi's sons. The careful recording of these names and their lineage underscores the value God places on each individual who steps forward to serve Him.
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Ezra
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Charles Ellicott
On Ezra 8:15–31
19th Century
Bishop
The journey through Ahava to Jerusalem.
John Gill
On Ezra 8:19
17th Century
Pastor
And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari ,
&c.] These were of the same division of Levites as Sher…
Matthew Henry
On Ezra 8:1–20
17th Century
Minister
Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that …