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500 B
500 B
General Information:
The word "I" in chapter 8 refers to Ezra. He is the author. Verse 16 contains a list of men's names. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
the canal that goes to Ahava
Possible meanings are that the "canal" was 1) a waterway that men built or 2) an ordinary river. It can be translated in a more general way. Alternate translation: "the waterway that flows to Ahava"
Ahava
This is the name of a place (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)