The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.
The verse records 328 as the number of the children of Hashum who returned from exile. That entry stands within the lists in Ezra and Nehemiah of the leading ones who went up from the captivity. Together those lists form part of the historical account of the restoration of the Jews.
It belongs to the Bible record of Babylonian life in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. More particularly, it is one item in the renewed numbering of the Jews in B.C. 444. That numbering came after the wall was finished in fifty-two days. Even their enemies then perceived that the work was wrought of God, and proper officers and watches were appointed.
It is simply a verse of names of persons and not an expressed precious promise to God's people. Not every verse of the Bible can therefore be counted as a distinct promise.
The verse records 328 as the number of the children of Hashum who returned from exile. That entry stands within the lists in Ezra and Nehemiah of the leading ones who went up from the captivity. Together those lists form part of the historical account of the restoration of the Jews.
It belongs to the Bible record of Babylonian life in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. More particularly, it is one item in the renewed numbering of the Jews in B.C. 444. That numbering came after the wall was finished in fifty-two days. Even their enemies then perceived that the work was wrought of God, and proper officers and watches were appointed.
It is simply a verse of names of persons and not an expressed precious promise to God's people. Not every verse of the Bible can therefore be counted as a distinct promise.