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Ezra 8:17

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Casiphia: Casiphia is supposed to denote the Caspian mountains, between Media and Hyrcania, near the Caspian Sea. It is evident, from a comparison of Ezra 7:9 with Ezra 8:31, that Casiphia could not be far from Ahava.

I told them: Heb. I put words in their mouth, Exodus 4:15; Deuteronomy 18:18; 2 Samuel 14:3, 2 Samuel 14:19; Jeremiah 1:9, Jeremiah 15:19

the Nethinims: Ezra 2:43, Ezra 2:58, Ezra 7:7

ministers: Numbers 8:22-26, Numbers 18:6; 1 Chronicles 23:3-6, 1 Chronicles 23:26-32; Titus 1:5

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