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The List of Returning Exiles

Ezra 2:1-70

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Chapter 2
1 And these are the sons of the province, the ones who went up from the captivity of the exile that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel had exiled to Babel. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his city. 2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah—the number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 The sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-two. 4 The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two. 5 The sons of Arah, seven hundred and seventy-five. 6 The sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab: two thousand eight hundred twelve. 7 The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four. 8 The sons of Zattu: nine hundred and forty-five. 9 The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty. 10 The sons of Bani, six hundred and forty-two. 11 The sons of Bavi, six hundred twenty-three. 12 The sons of Azgad, 1,222. 13 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-six. 14 The sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-six. 15 The sons of Adin: four hundred fifty-four. 16 Sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety-eight. 17 The sons of Batzai: three hundred twenty-three. 18 The sons of Jora, one hundred twelve. 19 The sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three. 20 The sons of Geber, ninety-five. 21 The sons of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-three. 22 Men of Netophah, 56. 23 The men of Anathoth: 128. 24 The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two. 25 The sons of Kiriath-arim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: seven hundred and forty-three. 26 The sons of Ramah and Gabaah, six hundred twenty-one. 27 Men of Mikmas: one hundred twenty-two. 28 Men of Bethel and Ai: 223. 29 The sons of Nebo, fifty-two. 30 The sons of Magbish, a hundred fifty-six. 31 The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-four. 32 The sons of Harum, three hundred and twenty. 33 Sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: seven hundred twenty-five. 34 The sons of Jericho: three hundred forty-five. 35 The sons of Senaah, three thousand six hundred and thirty. 36 The priests, the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua: nine hundred seventy-three. 37 The sons of Immer: one thousand fifty-two. 38 The sons of Pashhur: one thousand two hundred forty-seven. 39 The sons of Harim, one thousand seven hundred and ten. 40 The sons of the Levites: sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, sons of Hodaviah, seventy-four. 41 The singers, the sons of Asaph: one hundred twenty-eight. 42 The sons of the gatekeepers: sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai; in all, one hundred thirty-nine. 43 The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth. 44 The sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padon. 45 the sons of Lebana, the sons of Hagaba, the sons of Akub. 46 The sons of Hagab, the sons of Salmai, the sons of Hanan. 47 The sons of Gedal, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah. 48 sons of Retzin, sons of Nekoda, sons of Gazam. 49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Basi 50 The sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusim. 51 sons of Bakbuk, sons of Hakupa, sons of Harhur. 52 Sons of Batzlat, sons of Mekhida, sons of Kharsa. 53 Sons of Barkos, sons of Sisera, sons of Tamah. 54 The sons of Netziach, the sons of Chatifa. 55 The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Hassophereth, the sons of Peruda. 56 The sons of Ye'ela, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddel. 57 The sons of Shaphatiah, the sons of Hatil, the sons of Pekareth of the Zobites, the sons of Ami. 58 All the Nethinim and the sons of Solomon's servants were three hundred ninety-two. 59 And these went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove their fathers' houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel. 60 The sons of Deliah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two. 61 And from the sons of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai (who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). 62 These sought their register among the Matichasim, but it was not found, and they were disqualified from the priesthood. 63 The Tirshatha said to them that they shall not eat from the holy things of the sanctuary until a priest stands for the Urim and the Thummim. 64 The whole assembly together: forty-two thousand three hundred sixty. 65 besides their male servants and their female servants, of these seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had male singers and female singers, two hundred. 66 Their horses: seven hundred thirty-six. Their donkeys: two hundred forty-five. 67 Their camels: 435; donkeys: 6,720. 68 And the heads of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem, volunteered for the house of God to cause it to stand on its base. 69 According to their ability, they gave to the treasury of the work sixty thousand gold darics, five thousand minas of silver, and one hundred priestly garments. 70 The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim settled in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.