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Now these are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exileswhomNebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carriedaway to Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city.
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Thesecame with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
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The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai, in all139**.
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Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan and Immer, but they were not able to giveevidence of their fathers'households and their descendants, whether they were of Israel:
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Of the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, whotook a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and he was called by their name.
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Thesesearched among their ancestralregistration*, but they could not be located; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.
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Some of the heads of fathers' households, when they arrived at the house of the LORDwhich is in Jerusalem, offeredwillingly for the house of God to restore it on its foundation.
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Now the priests and the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers and the templeservantslived in their cities, and allIsrael in their cities.