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# The exiles of this army of the people of Israel
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"The descendants of the exiles, who are the army of the people of Israel" or 2) "this army" is a metaphor for a multitude. Alternate translation: "The descendants of the multitude of the people of Israel who were taken into exile"
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# as far as Zarephath
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Zarephath was a Phoenician city north of Israel on the coast of the Mediterranean between Tyre and Sidon. Alternate translation: "as far north as Zarephath"
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# The exiles of Jerusalem
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This group is contrasted with either the descendants of the Israelites from the northern kingdom, or with the descendants of the people of Judah who lived outside of Jerusalem.
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# Sepharad
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This is the name of a place whose location is unknown. Some experts suggest it refers to the city of Sardis in the region of Lydia.
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