What does Ezra 8:12 mean?

Ezra 8:12 highlights themes such as community, genealogy, identity when read in context.

How should I apply Ezra 8:12 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

10And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.

11And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.

12And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males.

13And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.

14Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males.

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