The Exiles Who Returned
1 These now are the people of the province who came from those captive exiles King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had deported to Babylon. Each of them returned to his hometown Jerusalem and Judah.
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They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the Israelite men [included]:
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Parosh's descendants 2,172
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Shephatiah's descendants 372
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Pahath-moab's descendants: Jeshua's and Joab's descendants 2,812
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Elam's descendants 1,254
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Zattu's descendants 945
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Zaccai's descendants 760
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Bani's descendants 642
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Bebai's descendants 623
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Azgad's descendants 1,222
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Adonikam's descendants 666
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Bigvai's descendants 2,056
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Adin's descendants 454
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Ater's descendants: Hezekiah's 98
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Bezai's descendants 323
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Jorah's descendants 112
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Hashum's descendants 223
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Gibbar's descendants 95
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Bethlehem's people 123
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Kiriatharim's, Chephirah's, and Beeroth's people 743
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Ramah's and Geba's people 621
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Bethel's and Ai's men 223
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the other Elam's people 1,254
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Lod's, Hadid's, and Ono's people 725
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The priests [included]: Jedaiah's descendants of the house of Jeshua 973
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Immer's descendants 1,052
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Pashhur's descendants 1,247
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and Harim's descendants 1,017
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The Levites [included]: Jeshua's and Kadmiel's descendants from Hodaviah's descendants 74
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The singers [included]: Asaph's descendants 128
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The gatekeepers' descendants [included]: Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants, in all 139
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The temple servants [included]: Ziha's descendants, Hasupha's descendants, Tabbaoth's descendants,
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Keros's descendants, Siaha's descendants, Padon's descendants,
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Lebanah's descendants, Hagabah's descendants, Akkub's descendants,
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Hagab's descendants, Shalmai's descendants, Hanan's descendants,
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Giddel's descendants, Gahar's descendants, Reaiah's descendants,
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Rezin's descendants, Nekoda's descendants, Gazzam's descendants,
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Uzza's descendants, Paseah's descendants, Besai's descendants,
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Asnah's descendants, Meunim's descendants, Nephusim's descendants,
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Bakbuk's descendants, Hakupha's descendants, Harhur's descendants,
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Bazluth's descendants, Mehida's descendants, Harsha's descendants,
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Barkos's descendants, Sisera's descendants, Temah's descendants,
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Neziah's descendants, and Hatipha's descendants.
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The descendants of Solomon's servants [included]: Sotai's descendants, Hassophereth's descendants, Peruda's descendants,
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Jaalah's descendants, Darkon's descendants, Giddel's descendants,
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Shephatiah's descendants, Hattil's descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim's descendants, and Ami's descendants.
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All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants 392
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The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite:
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Delaiah's descendants, Tobiah's descendants, Nekoda's descendants 652
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and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Habaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai- who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name.
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These searched for their entries in the genealogical records, but they could not be found, so they were disqualified from the priesthood.
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The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest who could consult the Urim and Thummim.
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The whole combined assembly numbered 42,360
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not including their 7,337 male and female slaves, and their 200 male and female singers.
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They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
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435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.