Ezra 2
The people of Israel who returned from Babylonian captivity to Jerusalem and Judah are listed, along with their numbers, including the sons of various families, priests, Levites, singing men, gatekeepers, and temple servants. The total number of people who returned was 42,360, not including their servants. Some of the leaders freely offered gold, silver, and priestly vestments to help construct the temple. The people settled in their cities, with the priests, Levites, and other temple personnel living in Jerusalem.
Now these are the sons of the province, who ascended from the captivity, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had transferred to Babylon, and who were returned to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his own cityThey arrived with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of IsraelThe sons of Parosh, two thousand one hundred seventy-twoThe sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-twoThe sons of Arah, seven hundred seventy-fiveThe sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred twelveThe sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-fourThe sons of Zattu, nine hundred forty-fiveThe sons of Zaccai, seven hundred sixtyThe sons of Bani, six hundred forty-twoThe sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty-threeThe sons of Azgad, one thousand two hundred twenty-twoThe sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty-sixThe sons of Bigvai, two thousand fifty-sixThe sons of Adin, four hundred fifty-fourThe sons of Ater, who were of Hezekiah, ninety-eightThe sons of Bezai, three hundred twenty-threeThe sons of Jorah, one hundred twelveThe sons of Hashum, two hundred twenty-threeThe sons of Gibbar, ninety-fiveThe sons of Bethlehem, one hundred twenty-threeThe men of Netophah, fifty-sixThe men of Anathoth, one hundred twenty-eightThe sons of Azmaveth, forty-twoThe sons of Kiriatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty-threeThe sons of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty-oneThe men of Michmas, one hundred twenty-twoThe men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty-threeThe sons of Nebo, fifty-twoThe sons of Magbish, one hundred fifty-sixThe sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred fifty-fiveThe sons of Harim, three hundred twentyThe sons of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty-fiveThe sons of Jericho, three hundred forty-fiveThe sons of Senaah, three thousand six hundred thirtyThe priests: the sons of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy-threeThe sons of Immer, one thousand fifty-twoThe sons of Pashhur, one thousand two hundred forty-sevenThe sons of Harim, one thousand seventeenThe Levites: the sons of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-fourThe singing men: the sons of Asaph, one hundred twenty-eightThe sons of the gatekeepers: the sons of Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of Hatita, the sons of Shobai: altogether one hundred thirty-nineThe temple servants: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoththe sons of Keros, the sons of Siaha, the sons of Padonthe sons of Lebanah, the sons of Hagabah, the sons of Akkubthe sons of Hagab, the sons of Shamlai, the sons of Hananthe sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar, the sons of Reaiahthe sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda, the sons of Gazzamthe sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah, the sons of Besaithe sons of Asnah, the sons of Meunim, the sons of Nephusimthe sons of Bakbuk, the sons of Hakupha, the sons of Harhurthe sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida, the sons of Harshathe sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera, the sons of Temahthe sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatiphathe sons of the servants of Solomon, the sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the sons of Perudathe sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, the sons of Giddelthe sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth, who were of Hazzebaim, the sons of Amiall the temple servants and the sons of the servants of Solomon, three hundred ninety-twoAnd these were the ones who ascended from Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, and Addan, and Immer. And they were not able to indicate the house of their fathers and their offspring, whether they were of IsraelThe sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, the sons of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-twoAnd from the sons of the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, the sons of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai, the Gileadite, and who were called by their nameThese sought the writing of their genealogy, and they did not find it, and so they were cast out of the priesthoodAnd the cupbearer said to them that they should not eat from the Holy of Holies, until there would arise a priest, learned and perfectThe entire multitude joined together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixtynot including their men and women servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven. And among these were singing men and singing women, two hundredTheir horses were seven hundred thirty-six; their mules were two hundred forty-fivetheir camels were four hundred thirty-five; their donkeys were six thousand seven hundred twentyAnd some of the leaders among the fathers, when they entered into the temple of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem, freely offered some of these to the house of God, in order to construct it in its locationThey gave to the expenses of the work in accord with their ability: sixty-one thousand gold coins, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly vestmentsTherefore, the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singing men, and the gatekeepers, and the temple servants lived in their cities, and all of Israel lived in their cities
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