Ezra 2:36

36 These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973

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 citizens of Jericho 345

35 The citizens of Senaah 3,630

36 These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973

37 The family of Immer 1,052

38 The family of Pashhur 1,247