Persian Dari Bible - Afgan Dialect - Version Good News for a New Age (GNN) == 2007
افرادی که اجداد شان در شهرهای زیر زندگی می کردند نیز برگشتند: از بیت لِحِم ـ یکصد و بیست و سه نفر؛ از نِطوفه ـ پنجاه و شش نفر؛ از عَناتوت ـ یکصد و بیست و هشت نفر؛ از عَزموت ـ چهل و دو نفر؛ از قِریَت عاریم، کِفَیره و بیروت ـ هفتصد و چهل و سه نفر؛ از رامه و جِبَع ـ ششصد و بیست و یک نفر؛ از مِکماش ـ یکصد و بیست و دو نفر؛ از بیت ئیل و عای ـ دوصد و بیست و سه نفر؛ از نِبو ـ پنجاه و دو نفر؛ از مَغبیش ـ یکصد و پنجاه و شش نفر؛ از عیلام ـ یکهزار و دوصد و پنجاه و چهار نفر؛ از حاریم ـ سیصد و بیست نفر؛ از لُود، حادید و اُنُو ـ هفتصد و بیست و پنج نفر؛ از اریحا ـ سیصد و چهل و پنج نفر؛ از سَنائت ـ سه هزار و ششصد و سی نفر.
What Does This Mean?
Ezra 2:4 lists the number of descendants of Shephatiah who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. The verse states that there were 372 of them. This record helps trace the lineage and number of people returning.
Explained for Children
Imagine you're counting the members of a big family coming to a party. This verse is like counting the number of cousins who came from one family. There were 372 cousins from the family of Shephatiah!
Historical Background
Ezra 2 is part of the Book of Ezra, which was written by Ezra the scribe around 450 BC. It lists the people who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile. This census was important for re-establishing the community and its identity in their homeland.
Living It Out Today
Today, this verse can remind us of the importance of community and counting each individual as valuable. In a church or community group, each member counts and contributes to the whole, much like the 372 descendants of Shephatiah.
Topics
communitycensusreturn from exilelineagerebuildingidentity
Recording numbers was crucial for maintaining accurate genealogies, which helped in determining priestly and tribal lineage and for re-establishing community roles.
How does this verse relate to rebuilding Jerusalem?
The verse is part of a larger list of people returning from exile. Their numbers were important for planning and organizing the rebuilding effort.
What can this verse teach us about community?
It teaches us the importance of each individual in a community, as each person counted and contributed to the rebuilding and re-establishment of Jerusalem.
How is this census different from modern censuses?
This census was focused on lineage and tribal affiliations, crucial for religious and community roles, unlike modern censuses which often focus on demographics and statistical data for governance.