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1 This is a list of the Jewish exiles from the province who returned from captivity after King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them away to Babylon. They went back to Jerusalem and to their own towns in Judah. 2 Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of the people of Israel: 3 the sons of Parosh, 2,172; 4 the sons of Shephatiah, 372; 5 the sons of Arah, 775; 6 the sons of Pahath-moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812; 7 the sons of Elam, 1,254; 8 the sons of Zattu, 945; 9 the sons of Zaccai, 760; 10 the sons of Bani, 642; 11 the sons of Bebai, 623; 12 the sons of Azgad, 1,222; 13 the sons of Adonikam, 666; 14 the sons of Bigvai, 2,056; 15 the sons of Adin, 454; 16 the sons of Ater (sons of Hezekiah), 98; 17 the sons of Bezai, 323; 18 the sons of Jorah, 112; 19 the sons of Hashum, 223; 20 the sons of Gibbar, 95; 21 the people from Bethlehem, 123; 22 the people from Netophah, 56; 23 the people from Anathoth, 128; 24 the people from Beth-azmaveth, 42; 25 the people from Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743; 26 the people from Ramah and Geba, 621; 27 the people from Micmash, 122; 28 the people from Bethel and Ai, 223; 29 the sons of Nebo, 52; 30 the sons of Magbish, 156; 31 the sons of Elam, 1,254; 32 the sons of Harim, 320; 33 the sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725; 34 the sons of Jericho, 345; 35 the sons of Senaah, 3,630. 36 This is the number of the priests: the sons of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua), 973; 37 the sons of Immer, 1,052; 38 the sons of Pashhur, 1,247; 39 the sons of Harim, 1,017. 40 This is the number of the Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74; 41 the singers of the sons of Asaph, 128; 42 the gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139. 43 The descendants of these Temple servants: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, 46 Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan, 47 Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah, 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, 49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai, 50 Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim, 51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur, 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, 54 Neziah, and Hatipha. 55 The descendants of King Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, 56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami. 58 The total of the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants was 392. 59 Those who came from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer could not prove their family genealogy, or even that they were descendants of Israel. 60 They included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in total. 61 In addition there were three priestly families, sons of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai. (Barzillai had married a woman descended from Barzillai of Gilead, and he was called by that name.) 62 They searched for a record of them in the genealogies, but their names weren't found, so they were barred from serving as priests. 63 The governor instructed them not to eat anything from the sanctuary sacrifices until a priest could ask the Lord about the issue by using the Urim and Thummim. 64 The total of number of people returning was 42,360. 65 In addition there were 7,337 servants and 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 family leaders made voluntary contributions toward the rebuilding of God's Temple where it had once stood. 69 They gave depending on how much they had, putting their gift into the treasury. The total came to 61,000 gold daric coins, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 robes for the priests. 70 The priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, as well as some of the people went back to live in their specific towns. The others returned to their own towns throughout Israel.

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People

  • Baanah

    Leader of the first returnees

    Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7

  • Bigvai

    Leader of the first returnees

    Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua; also the name of a returning family.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7

  • Bilshan

    Leader of the first returnees

    Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7

  • Hakkoz

    Priest, ancestor of Meremoth

    Named as the grandfather of Meremoth; Hakkoz is also a priestly family whose members could not prove their descent after the return.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 3:4; Nehemiah 3:21

  • Jeshua

    Levite leader

    Levite who returned with Zerubbabel, supervised the temple work with Kadmiel, taught the people the Law, and led the confession and blessing. The list in Neh 10:9 names a Jeshua…

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:40; Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 8:7

  • Kadmiel

    Levite who led the temple work

    Levite whose family returned and who, with Jeshua and the sons of Henadad, oversaw the temple builders; he later joined in the Levites’ prayer and the covenant.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:40; Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 9:4

  • Mispar

    Leader of the first returnees

    Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 7:7 gives Mispereth).

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7

  • Mordecai

    Leader of the first returnees

    Named among the leaders who returned with Zerubbabel; the text does not identify him with Esther’s Mordecai.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7

  • Nehemiah

    Leader of the first returnees

    One of the leaders who came back with Zerubbabel and Jeshua; not described further, and not necessarily the later governor.

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7

  • Reelaiah

    Leader of the first returnees

    Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 7:7 gives Raamiah).

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7

  • Rehum

    Leader of the first returnees

    Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 7:7 gives Nehum).

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7

  • Seraiah

    Leader of the first returnees

    Named among those who came up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 7:7 gives the name as Azariah).

    Cited in the guide: Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7

Cross references (62)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 2 Kings 25:11; 2 Kings 24:14–16; Nehemiah 7:6–73; Esther 1:11; Jeremiah 52:1–34
  2. 2 Haggai 2:4; Nehemiah 7:7; Haggai 1:12; Haggai 1:14; Haggai 1:1
  3. 3 Ezra 8:3; Ezra 10:25; Nehemiah 7:8
  4. 4 Nehemiah 7:9; Ezra 8:8
  5. 5 Nehemiah 7:10; Nehemiah 6:18
  6. 6 Nehemiah 7:11; Ezra 8:9; Ezra 10:14; Ezra 10:30; Ezra 8:4
  7. 7 Ezra 10:26; Ezra 2:31; Ezra 8:7; Nehemiah 7:12
  8. 8 Nehemiah 7:13; Ezra 10:27
  9. 9 Nehemiah 7:14
  10. 10 Nehemiah 7:15; Ezra 10:34
  11. 11 Ezra 10:28; Ezra 8:11; Nehemiah 7:16
  12. 12 Nehemiah 7:17; Ezra 8:12
  13. 13 Ezra 8:13; Nehemiah 7:18
  14. 14 Nehemiah 7:19; Ezra 8:14
  15. 15 Nehemiah 7:20; Ezra 8:6
  16. 16 Nehemiah 7:21
  17. 17 Nehemiah 7:23
  18. 18 Nehemiah 7:24
  19. 19 Nehemiah 7:22; Ezra 10:33
  20. 20 Nehemiah 7:25
  21. 21 1 Chronicles 2:50–52
  22. 22 2 Samuel 23:28; 1 Chronicles 2:54; Nehemiah 7:26; Jeremiah 40:8
  23. 23 Jeremiah 11:21; Jeremiah 1:1; Isaiah 10:30; Joshua 21:18; Nehemiah 7:27
  24. 24 Nehemiah 7:28
  25. 25 Joshua 9:17; Nehemiah 7:29
  26. 26 Nehemiah 7:30; Joshua 18:24–25
  27. 27 1 Samuel 13:5; Isaiah 10:28; Nehemiah 7:31; 1 Samuel 13:23
  28. 28 Genesis 12:8; Joshua 8:9; Joshua 8:17; Joshua 7:2; Nehemiah 7:33
  29. 29 Deuteronomy 32:49; Nehemiah 7:33; Jeremiah 48:22; Numbers 32:3; Isaiah 15:2
  30. 31 Ezra 2:7; Nehemiah 7:34
  31. 32 Ezra 10:31; Nehemiah 7:35
  32. 33 Nehemiah 7:37; 1 Chronicles 8:12; Nehemiah 11:34–35; Nehemiah 6:2
  33. 34 1 Kings 16:34; Nehemiah 7:36; 2 Chronicles 28:15
  34. 35 Nehemiah 7:38
  35. 36 Ezra 3:9; 1 Chronicles 24:7–18; 1 Chronicles 9:10; Nehemiah 7:39
  36. 37 1 Chronicles 24:14; Ezra 10:20; Nehemiah 7:40
  37. 38 1 Chronicles 9:12; Ezra 10:22; Nehemiah 7:41
  38. 39 1 Chronicles 24:8; Nehemiah 7:42; Ezra 10:21
  39. 40 Ezra 3:9; Nehemiah 7:43
  40. 41 1 Chronicles 6:39; Nehemiah 7:44; 1 Chronicles 25:1–2; Nehemiah 11:17; 1 Chronicles 15:17
  41. 42 Nehemiah 7:45; 1 Chronicles 9:17; 1 Chronicles 26:1–19
  42. 43 1 Chronicles 9:2; Nehemiah 7:46–56; Nehemiah 10:28; Ezra 2:58
  43. 44 Nehemiah 7:47
  44. 45 Nehemiah 7:48
  45. 49 Nehemiah 7:51
  46. 50 Nehemiah 7:52
  47. 52 Nehemiah 7:54
  48. 53 Nehemiah 7:55
  49. 55 1 Kings 9:21; Nehemiah 7:57
  50. 56 Nehemiah 7:58
  51. 57 Nehemiah 7:59
  52. 58 1 Chronicles 9:2; 1 Kings 9:21; Joshua 9:23; Joshua 9:27; Joshua 9:21
  53. 59 Nehemiah 7:61
  54. 60 Nehemiah 7:62
  55. 61 2 Samuel 17:27; 1 Kings 2:7; Nehemiah 7:63–64; 2 Samuel 19:31–39
  56. 62 Numbers 3:10; Numbers 16:39–40; Leviticus 21:21–23; Numbers 18:7; Ezekiel 44:10–14
  57. 63 Numbers 27:21; Leviticus 2:10; Exodus 28:30; Leviticus 2:3; Leviticus 22:10
  58. 64 Jeremiah 23:3; Isaiah 10:20–22; Nehemiah 7:66–69; Ezra 9:8
  59. 65 2 Samuel 19:35; Ecclesiastes 2:8; 2 Chronicles 35:25; Isaiah 14:1–2; Psalm 68:25
  60. 68 2 Corinthians 9:7; 2 Corinthians 8:3; Exodus 35:5–19; Exodus 36:3; Exodus 35:29
  61. 69 Ezra 8:25–34; 1 Kings 7:51; 1 Chronicles 22:14; 1 Chronicles 26:20–28; Nehemiah 7:71–72
  62. 70 Nehemiah 7:73; Nehemiah 11:3–36; 1 Chronicles 11:2; 1 Chronicles 9:2; Ezra 6:16–17

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences