After the return from Exile the whole congregation of Israel was numbered, and found to amount to 42,360 (Ezra 2:64 ). A census was made by the Roman government in the time of our Lord (Luke 2:1 ). (See TAXING .) Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Census'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​c/census.html. 1897.