Ezra 2:36

36 And the priests, the sons of Jedua, the house of Jesus, 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 children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.

35 The children of Senaa, three thousand six hundred and thirty.

36 And the priests, the sons of Jedua, the house of Jesus, nine hundred and seventy-three.

37 The children of Emmer, a thousand fifty-two.

38 The children of Phassur, a thousand two hundred forty-seven.