Ezra 6:16-17
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Temple Dedication and the Passover
16 Then the Israelites, including the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. 17 For the dedication of God’s house they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred lambs, as well as twelve male goats(A) as a sin offering for all Israel—one for each Israelite tribe.
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Ezra 6:22
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22 They observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days(A) with joy, because the Lord had made them joyful, having changed the Assyrian king’s attitude toward them, so that he supported them[a] in the work on the house of the God of Israel.(B)
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- 6:22 Lit strengthened their hands
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