Nehemiah 7:36
New International Version
of Jericho 345

New Living Translation
The citizens of Jericho 345

English Standard Version
The sons of Jericho, 345.

Berean Standard Bible
the men of Jericho, 345;

King James Bible
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

New King James Version
the sons of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five;

New American Standard Bible
the men of Jericho, 345;

NASB 1995
the men of Jericho, 345;

NASB 1977
the men of Jericho, 345;

Legacy Standard Bible
the men of Jericho, 345;

Amplified Bible
the sons of Jericho, 345;

Christian Standard Bible
Jericho’s people 345

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jericho’s people 345

American Standard Version
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

English Revised Version
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
of Jericho 345

International Standard Version
Jericho's descendants: 345

Majority Standard Bible
the men of Jericho, 345;

NET Bible
the descendants of Jericho, 345;

New Heart English Bible
The descendants of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

Webster's Bible Translation
The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty five.

World English Bible
The children of Jericho: three hundred forty-five.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five;

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Jericho: three hundred forty and five.

Smith's Literal Translation
The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty-Ave.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.

New American Bible
descendants of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five;

New Revised Standard Version
Of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The descendants of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The children of Yerikho, three hundred and forty and five.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.

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Context
The List of Returning Exiles
35the descendants of Harim, 320; 36the men of Jericho, 345; 37the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;…

Cross References
Ezra 2:20
the descendants of Gibbar, 95;

Nehemiah 11:25
As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages;

1 Chronicles 9:3
Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:

Ezra 2:1
Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,

Nehemiah 1:1
These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,

Nehemiah 2:1
Now in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was set before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence,

Nehemiah 3:1
At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.

Nehemiah 6:15
So the wall was completed in fifty-two days, on the twenty-fifth of Elul.

Nehemiah 8:1
At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.

Nehemiah 12:1
Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

Nehemiah 13:1
At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,

Matthew 1:17
In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

Luke 3:23-38
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...

Acts 7:2-4
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran, / and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’ / So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.

Romans 9:4-5
the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. / Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.


Treasury of Scripture

The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

Jericho

Ezra 2:34
The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

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Nehemiah 7
1. Nehemiah commits the charge of Jerusalem to Hanani and Hananiah
5. A register of the genealogy of them which came at the first out of Babylon
9. of the people
39. of the priests
43. of the Levites
46. of the Nethinims
57. of Solomon's servants
63. and of the priests which could not find their pedigree
66. The whole number of them, with their substance
70. Their offerings














the descendants of Jericho
The phrase "the descendants of Jericho" refers to the people who trace their lineage back to the ancient city of Jericho. Jericho holds significant historical and biblical importance, being one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. In the context of Nehemiah, these descendants are part of the group returning from Babylonian exile to rebuild Jerusalem. The Hebrew root for "descendants" is "בֵּן" (ben), meaning "son" or "children," indicating a familial lineage. Jericho itself, known for its walls that fell in the time of Joshua, symbolizes both the strength and vulnerability of human endeavors without divine support. The mention of Jericho here serves as a reminder of God's past deliverance and the continuity of His promises to His people.

345
The number "345" represents the count of individuals from the lineage of Jericho who returned to Jerusalem. Numbers in the Bible often carry symbolic weight, and while 345 does not have a specific symbolic meaning, it emphasizes the precision and care with which the returning exiles were documented. This meticulous record-keeping underscores the importance of each individual in God's plan and the collective effort required to restore the community. Historically, the return from exile was a fulfillment of prophecy and a testament to God's faithfulness, as He brought His people back to their land to reestablish their identity and worship. The inclusion of such specific numbers highlights the personal nature of God's relationship with His people, where every person counts and contributes to the larger narrative of redemption and restoration.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
the descendants
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Jericho,
יְרֵח֔וֹ (yə·rê·ḥōw)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua

345;
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ (šə·lōš)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice


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