Tag: (ezra
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Did Ephraim(Northern Kingdom) Return To The Land After the Babylonian Captivity?
I have a question that I have a hard time answering. Did a remnant of Northern Kingdom return to the land after the Babylonian captivity and if so, did their tribal allotment originally in the book of Joshua still apply to them? The reason…
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Why did Zerubbabel refuse an offer for help? (Ezra 4:1-3)
Ezra 4:1-3 (NRSV) “When the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord, the God of Israel, 2 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of families and said to them, “Let us …