Ezra 2:36

36 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;

Ezra 2:36 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 36-39. The priests
An account of them is given in this and the three following verses, and only four families are mentioned, those of Jedaiah, Immer, Pashur, and Harim, and the number of them amounted to 4289; these, according to the Jews, were heads of four courses, which were all that returned from Babylon ^F21.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 T. Hieros. Taanioth, fol. 68. 1.

Ezra 2:36 In-Context

34 the people of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five;

35 the people of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty.

36 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three;

37 the descendants of Immer, one thousand fifty-two;

38 the descendants of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred and forty-seven;

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "sons"