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These are the names, by tribes, clans, and families, of the men who returned:
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Among the priests, descendants of Phinehas son of Aaron, was Joshua, son of Jozadak and grandson of Seraiah. He was accompanied by Zerubbabel, who was the son of Shealtiel of the family of David, of the line of Perez, of the tribe of Judah.
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He was the one who had spoken the wise words before Emperor Darius of Persia. They left Babylon in the second year of his reign in Nisan, the first month.
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These are the Jewish men who returned from exile. Their families had been living in Babylonia since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners.
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They returned to Jerusalem and the rest of Judah, each to his own hometown. Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Resaiah, Eneneus, Mordecai, Beelsarus, Aspharasus, Reeliah, Rehum, and Baanah.
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The following is a list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned with their leaders from exile:
Parosh 2,172 Shephatiah 472 Arah 756 Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812 Elam 1,254 Zattu 945 Chorbe 705 Bani 648 Bebai 623 Azgad 1,322 Adonikam 667 Bigvai 2,066 Adin 454 Ater (also called Hezekiah) 92 Kilan and Azetas 67 Azaru 432 Annias 101 Arom - Bezai 323 Arsiphurith 112 Baiterus 3,005