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Ezra

The List of Returning Exiles

Ezra 2:1-70
1And these are the sons of the province who came up from the captivity of the captivity that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried into exile to Babylon, and they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own city. 2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel was as follows: 3The sons of Parosh numbered two thousand one hundred seventy-two. 4The sons of Shephatiah numbered three hundred seventy-two. 5The sons of Arah numbered seven hundred seventy-five. 6The sons of Pahath-moab, namely the sons of Jeshua and Joab, numbered two thousand eight hundred twelve. 7The sons of Elam numbered one thousand two hundred fifty-four. 8The sons of Zattu numbered nine hundred forty-five. 9The sons of Zaccai numbered seven hundred sixty. 10The sons of Bani numbered six hundred forty-two. 11The sons of Bebai numbered six hundred twenty-three. 12The sons of Azgad numbered one thousand two hundred twenty-two. 13The sons of Adonikam numbered six hundred sixty-six. 14The sons of Bigvai numbered two thousand fifty-six. 15The sons of Adin numbered four hundred fifty-four. 16The sons of Ater, that is of Hezekiah, numbered ninety-eight. 17The sons of Bezai numbered three hundred twenty-three. 18The sons of Jorah numbered one hundred twelve. 19The sons of Hashum numbered two hundred twenty-three. 20The sons of Gibbar numbered ninety-five. 21The sons of Bethlehem numbered one hundred twenty-three. 22The men of Netophah numbered fifty-six. 23The men of Anathoth numbered one hundred twenty-eight. 24The sons of Azmaveth numbered forty-two. 25The sons of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth numbered seven hundred forty-three. 26The sons of Ramah and Geba numbered six hundred twenty-one. 27The men of Michmash numbered one hundred twenty-two. 28The men of Bethel and Ai numbered one hundred twenty-three. 29The sons of Nebo numbered fifty-two. 30The sons of Magbish numbered one hundred fifty-six. 31The sons of the other Elam numbered one thousand two hundred fifty-four. 32The sons of Harim numbered three hundred twenty. 33The sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono numbered seven hundred twenty-five. 34The sons of Jericho numbered three hundred forty-five. 35The sons of Senaah numbered three thousand six hundred thirty. 36The priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua numbered nine hundred seventy-three. 37The sons of Immer numbered one thousand fifty-two. 38The sons of Pashhur numbered one thousand two hundred forty-seven. 39The sons of Harim numbered one thousand seventeen. 40The Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel of the sons of Hodaviah numbered seventy-four. 41The singers: the sons of Asaph numbered one hundred twenty-eight. 42The sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, and the sons of Shobai; in all one hundred thirty-nine. 43The temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, and the sons of Tabbaoth; 44the sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, and the sons of Padon; 45the sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, and the sons of Akkub; 46the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Shalmai, and the sons of Hanan; 47the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, and the sons of Reaiah; 48the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, and the sons of Gazzam; 49the sons of Uzzah, the sons of Paseah, and the sons of Besai; 50the sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephisim; 51the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, and the sons of Harhur; 52the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, and the sons of Harsha; 53the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, and the sons of Temah; 54the sons of Neziah and the sons of Hatipha. 55The sons of Solomon's servants: the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, and the sons of Peruda; 56the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, and the sons of Giddel; 57the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami. 58All the temple servants and the sons of Solomon's servants numbered three hundred ninety-two. 59These also came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove their ancestral houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel. 60The sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobijah, and the sons of Nekoda numbered six hundred fifty-two. 61Also from the sons of the priests: the sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, and the sons of Barzillai, who had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and were called by his name. 62These searched for their registration among those enrolled, but it was not found, and they were excluded from the priesthood. 63The governor told them that they were not to eat of the most holy things until a priest should arise who could consult Urim and Thummim. 64The whole assembly together numbered forty-two thousand three hundred sixty. 65Besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven, they also had two hundred male and female singers. 66They had seven hundred thirty-six horses and two hundred forty-five mules. 67They had four hundred thirty-five camels and six thousand seven hundred twenty donkeys. 68When the heads of the fathers' houses arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, they freely offered for the house of God to reestablish it on its foundation according to their ability. 69They gave to the treasury for the work sixteen thousand one thousand gold drachmas, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly garments. 70The priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their towns, and all Israel lived in their towns.

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