the priests, the men of the plain R.V. the men of the Plain. R.V. marg. -Or, Circuit". Literally, -the men of the Ciccar," LXX. Ἐκχεχάρ, Vulg. -de campestribus Jordanis."

Some have explained the term to refer to the neighbourhood of Jerusalem according to its use in Nehemiah 12:28 -the Plain (or Circuit) round about Jerusalem." Others have explained its use in this passage by its technical application to the Jordan plain, Genesis 13:10; Gen 19:17; 2 Samuel 18:23. As in Nehemiah 12:28 the reference to Jerusalem is carefully expressed, the absolute use of the word here may be thought to favour the latter signification. If so, the priests mentioned came from Jericho and the other cities of -the Plain," ἡ περίχωρος τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Matthew 3:5.

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