Peruda

How Nave’s arranged it

• (One of the servants of Solomon) -Descendants of, return to Jerusalem from captivity in BabylonEzra 2:55
• Called PERIDA inNehemiah 7:57

The passages, in Bible order (2)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 2 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Ezra 2:55

   The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Peruda,

   ›Commentary on Ezra 2:552 voices

   “The children of Solomon's servants--either the strangers that monarch enlisted in the building of the temple, or those who lived in his palace, which was deemed a high honor.

   “Note, It is an honour to belong to God's house, though in the meanest office there. Of some that were looked upon as Israelites by birth, and others as priests, and yet could not make out a clear title to the honour.

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2. Nehemiah 7:57

   The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,

   ›Commentary on Nehemiah 7:572 voices

   “Or perhaps one was the account of them when they set out from Babylon with Zerubbabel, the other when they came to Jerusalem. The sum totals are all just the same there and here, except of the singing-men and singing-women, which there are 200, here 245.

   “He appointed the porters, singers, and Levites, in their places to their work. This is meant of their work in general, which was to attend the temple service; it had been neglected in some degree, but now was revived. God's worship is the defence of a place, and his ministers, when they mind their duty, are watchmen on the walls.

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