Nooma
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Nooma is a textual variant found in 1 Esdras 9:35, identified by scholars as a corruption of the place name Nebo, which appears in Ezra 10:43.
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Nooma is a corruption of Nebo, mentioned in 1 Esdras 9:35 and equal to the Nebo of Ezra 10:43.
What is the meaning of Nooma in the Bible?
Nooma is a corruption of Nebo, mentioned in 1 Esdras 9:35 and equal to the Nebo of Ezra 10:43.
SIGNIFICANCE
Identifying Nooma as a scribal error for Nebo clarifies the list of exiles returning from Babylon, resolving textual discrepancies between the books of Ezra and 1 Esdras regarding the origins of the returned community.
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