Ezra, Chapter 2:

Verses from Ezra, Chapter 2 of the book of Ezra in the Bible.

The list of returnees

• 1. This is the list of the men of the province whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had deported to Babylon, but who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city.
• 2. They came accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah. These are the names of the Israelites:
• 3. The descendants of Parós: 2,172;
• 4. The descendants of Shephatiah: 372;
• 5. The descendants of Ara: 775;
• 6. The descendants of Paath-Moab, the descendants of Jeshua and Joab: 2,812;
• 7. The descendants of Elam: 1,254;
• 8. Zatu's descendants: 945;
• 9. The descendants of Zacai: 760;
• 10. The descendants of Bani: 642;
• 11. The descendants of Bebai: 623;
• 12. The descendants of Azgad: 1,222;
• 13. The descendants of Adonicão: 666;
• 14. The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056;
• 15. Adim's descendants: 454;
• 16. The descendants of Ater, of the descendants of Hezekiah: 98;
• 17. The descendants of Besai: 323;
• 18. Jora's descendants: 112;
• 19. The descendants of Hasun: 223;
• 20. The descendants of Gibar: 95;
• 21. The descendants of Bethlehem: 123;
• 22. The descendants of Netophath: 56;
• 23. The descendants of Anathoth: 128;
• 24. The descendants of Azmaveth: 42;
• 25. The descendants of Kiriath-jearim, Chephira and Beeroth: 743;
• 26. The descendants of Ramah and Geba: 621;
• 27. The descendants of Michmash: 122;
• 28. The descendants of Bethel and Ai: 223;
• 29. Nebo's descendants: 52;
• 30. The descendants of Magbis: 156;
• 31. The descendants of the other Elam: 1,254;
• 32. The descendants of Harim: 320;
• 33. The descendants of Lode, Hadide and Ono: 725;
• 34. The descendants of Jericho: 345;
• 35. The descendants of Senaah: 3,630.
• 36. The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah, of the descendants of Jeshua: 973;
• 37. The descendants of Immer: 1,052;
• 38. The descendants of Pashhur: 1,247;
• 39. The descendants of Harim: 1,017.
• 40. The Levites: The descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the descendants of Hodaviah: 74.
• 41. The singers: The descendants of Asaph: 128.
• 42. The gatekeepers of the temple: The descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita and Shobai: 139.
• 43. The servants of the temple: The descendants of Zia, Hasufa, Tabaoth,
• 44. The descendants of Keros, Sia, Padom,
• 45. The descendants of Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,
• 46. The descendants of Hagab, Sanlai, Hanan,
• 47. The descendants of Gidel, Gaar, Reaiah,
• 48. The descendants of Rezin, Necoda, Gazon,
• 49. The descendants of Uzzah, Pasheia, Besai,
• 50. The descendants of Asna, Meunim, Nefusim,
• 51. The descendants of Bakbuk, Hacuphah, Harur,
• 52. The descendants of Basluth, Meida, Harsa,
• 53. The descendants of Barcos, Sisera, Tamá,
• 54. The descendants of Nesiah and Hatifa.
• 55. The descendants of Solomon's servants: The descendants of Sotai, Sophereth, Peruda,
• 56. The descendants of Jaala, Darcom, Gidel,
• 57. The descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazebaim and Ammi.
• 58. The total number of temple servants and descendants of Solomon's servants was 392.
• 59. Those who came from the cities of Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Adam and Immer, but who could not prove their Israelite genealogy, were the following:
• 60. The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah and Nechoda: 652.
• 61. And among the priests were the descendants of Habaiah, Hachoz, and Barzillai, who married a daughter of Barzillai of Gilead, and took the name of his father-in-law.
• 62. They looked for the records of their genealogies, but they were unable to find them, and therefore they were considered unclean and could not exercise the priesthood.
• 63. The governor ordered them not to eat the holy things until there was a priest with the Urim and Thummim to make decisions in the name of God.
• 64. The total number of exiles who returned was 42,360 men,
• 65. in addition to his 7,337 male and female servants. There were also 200 male and female singers.
• 66. They had 736 horses, 245 mules,
• 67, 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
• 68. When they arrived at the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, some of the leaders of the families made freewill offerings to rebuild the temple of God in its ancient location.
• 69. According to their means, they gave 500 kilos of gold, 3 tons of silver and 100 priestly vestments to the treasury of the work.
• 70. The priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, as well as the other Israelites, settled in their own cities.

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