Ezra 2:36

36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred 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 forty-five.

35 The children of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirty.

36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-three.

37 The children of Immer, one thousand fifty-two.

38 The children of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-seven.