OLD TESTAMENT

Ezra 2:6

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The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.

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Verse 6. Moab. This seems to be the name of a place, where the descendants of Josue and Joab might reside; (Calmet. 8:4. Calmet.) or Phahath might have this title, on account of some victory, or residence in the country. His descendants, with those of Josue and Joab, where 2812, ( Tirinus.) or 2818. 2 Ezra 7:11. Calmet.—Josue. Prot. “Jeshua and Joab.” Bible.—Some translate Pahath, “the chief of” Moab, and so forth D.—Grotius suspects that to verse 68 may be inserted from Nehemias.

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