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Ezra 2:1-61

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1 Now these were the people of the province who came from those captive exiles whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had carried captive to Babylonia; they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own towns.
2 They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite people:
3 the descendants of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two.
4 Of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two.
5 Of Arah, seven hundred seventy-five.
6 Of Pahath-moab, namely the descendants of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelve.
7 Of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
8 Of Zattu, nine hundred forty-five.
9 Of Zaccai, seven hundred sixty.
10 Of Bani, six hundred forty-two.
11 Of Bebai, six hundred twenty-three.
12 Of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
13 Of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six.
14 Of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six.
15 Of Adin, four hundred fifty-four.
16 Of Ater, namely of Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
17 Of Bezai, three hundred twenty-three.
18 Of Jorah, one hundred twelve.
19 Of Hashum, two hundred twenty-three.
20 Of Gibbar, ninety-five.
21 Of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three.
22 The people of Netophah, fifty-six.
23 Of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eight.
24 The descendants of Azmaveth, forty-two.
25 Of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-three.
26 Of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-one.
27 The people of Michmas, one hundred twenty-two.
28 Of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-three.
29 The descendants of Nebo, fifty-two.
30 Of Magbish, one hundred fifty-six.
31 Of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four.
32 Of Harim, three hundred twenty.
33 Of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-five.
34 Of Jericho, three hundred forty-five.
35 Of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.
36 The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.
37 Of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.
38 Of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.
39 Of Harim, one thousand seventeen.
40 The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah, seventy-four.
41 The singers: the descendants of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eight.
42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: of Shallum, of Ater, of Talmon, of Akkub, of Hatita, and of Shobai, in all one hundred thirty-nine.
43 The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
44 Keros, Siaha, Padon,
45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
46 Hagab, Shamlai, Hanan,
47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,
48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,
49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai,
50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephisim,
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 The descendants of Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants were three hundred ninety-two.
59 The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their families or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:
60 the descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
61 Also, of the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called by their name).

Ezra 2:1-61 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZRA 2

This chapter contains a list of those that went up from Babylon to Jerusalem, of their leaders, their chief men, princes and priests, Ezr 2:1,2 of the people, described by their families, towns, and cities, and number of persons, Ezr 2:3-35, of the priests, Levites, and Nethinims, Ezr 2:36-58, and of those that could not make out their genealogy, people and priests, Ezr 2:59-63, and then the sum total of the whole congregation is given, Ezr 2:64, besides men and maidservants, singing men and women, and cattle of divers sorts, Ezr 2:65-67, and the chapter is closed with an account of the freewill offerings of the principal men towards the building of the temple, and of the settlement of the people in their respective cities, Ezr 2:68-70.

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New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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