Ezra 3:1When the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, 538 BC. Seventh month (September/October). 50,000 exiles who walked 900 miles from Babylon gather in their ancestral capital...
The emotion here: recording with amazement at God's faithfulness
The original word
echad (אֶחָד) — unified as one, complete unity of purpose
Why it matters
The seventh month was Tishrei, containing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezra 3:1
They had been back for months but waited until the holy month to gather
Common misconceptionPeople think this was spontaneous, but it was carefully planned for the holiest month when major festivals occurred.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Ezra 3:1 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezra 3:1 comes from the book of Ezra, written during the Post-Exile period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include unity, timing, worship. Notable phrases: seventh month; children of Israel; gathered themselves together as one man.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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