Texts · 13 · Ezra

'All the people' seven times

The account of Ezra's reading uses the phrase 'all the people' at least seven times. The people, not the priest, are the main characters.

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Twice, the text stresses that men, women, and all who could understand were present.

Bible reference: Nehemiah 8

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 206

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