Ezra 2:28
the men of Bethel and Ai, 223;
BSB
ASV
The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
KJV
The men of Beth–el and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
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Joshua 7:2Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied…
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On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.
Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel, may Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-aven, and do not swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of…
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.
Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
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Genesis 12:8From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD,…
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And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
The descendants of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel with its villages;
And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.