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I gathered them together to the river that runs to Ahava; and there we encamped three days. Then I looked around at the people and the priests, and found there were none of the sons of Levi.
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Verse 15. Ahava. This river (verse 21 and 31) runs through the territory of the same name, called Hava; (4 Kennicott. 17:24) the people of which exchanged places with the Israelites. Esdras makes a circuit to prevail on some of the latter to return with him, unless he began his journey from Susa. Babylon comprises all that country. Calmet.—None there, who were not priests, verse 2. Lyran. Menochius.
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