Ezra 2 - Prayer Tents

Exiles Who Returned with Zerubbabel

2Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived.H1121H4082H5927H7628H1473H5019H4428H894H1540H894H7725H3389H3063H376H5892 2Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile.H935H2216H3442H5166H8304H7480H4782H1114H4558H902H7348H1196H4557H582H5971H3478 3The family of Parosh 2,172H1121H6551H505H3967H7657H8147 4The family of Shephatiah 372H1121H8203H7969H3967H7657H8147 5The family of Arah 775H1121H733H7651H3967H7657H2568 6The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812H1121H6355H1121H3442H3097H505H8083H3967H8147H6240 7The family of Elam 1,254H1121H5867H505H3967H2572H702 8The family of Zattu 945H1121H2240H8672H3967H705H2568 9The family of Zaccai 760H1121H2140H7651H3967H8346 10The family of Bani 642H1121H1137H8337H3967H705H8147 11The family of Bebai 623H1121H893H8337H3967H6242H7969 12The family of Azgad 1,222H1121H5803H505H8147H3967H6242H8147 13The family of Adonikam 666H1121H140H8337H3967H8346H8337 14The family of Bigvai 2,056H1121H902H505H2572H8337 15The family of Adin 454H1121H5720H702H3967H2572H702 16The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah) 98H1121H333H3169H8673H8083 17The family of Bezai 323H1121H1209H7969H3967H6242H7969 18The family of Jorah 112H1121H3139H3967H8147H6240 19The family of Hashum 223H1121H2828H3967H6242H7969 20The family of Gibbar 95H1121H1402H8673H2568 21The people of Bethlehem 123H1121H1035H3967H6242H7969 22The people of Netophah 56H582H5199H2572H8337 23The people of Anathoth 128H582H6068H3967H6242H8083 24The people of Beth-azmaveth 42H1121H5820H705H8147 25The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743H1121H7157H3716H881H7651H3967H705H7969 26The people of Ramah and Geba 621H1121H7414H1387H8337H3967H6242H259 27The people of Micmash 122H582H4363H3967H6242H8147 28The people of Bethel and Ai 223H582H1008H5857H3967H6242H7969 29The citizens of Nebo 52H1121H5015H2572H8147 30The citizens of Magbish 156H1121H4019H3967H2572H8337 31The citizens of West Elam 1,254H1121H312H5867H505H3967H2572H702 32The citizens of Harim 320H1121H2766H7969H3967H6242 33The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 725H1121H3850H2307H207H7651H3967H6242H2568 34The citizens of Jericho 345H1121H3405H7969H3967H705H2568 35The citizens of Senaah 3,630H1121H5570H7969H505H8337H3967H7970 36These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973H3548H1121H3048H1004H3442H8672H3967H7657H7969 37The family of Immer 1,052H1121H564H505H2572H8147 38The family of Pashhur 1,247H1121H6583H505H3967H705H7651 39The family of Harim 1,017H1121H2766H505H7651H6240 40These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74H3881H1121H3442H6934H1121H1938H7657H702 41The singers of the family of Asaph 128H7891H1121H623H3967H6242H8083 42The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 139H1121H7778H1121H7967H1121H333H1121H2929H1121H6126H1121H2410H1121H7630H3967H7970H8672 43The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,H5411H1121H6727H1121H2817H1121H2884 44Keros, Siaha, Padon,H1121H7026H1121H5517H1121H6303 45Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,H1121H3838H1121H2286H1121H6126 46Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,H1121H2285H1121H8073H1121H2605 47Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,H1121H1435H1121H1515H1121H7211 48Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,H1121H7526H1121H5353H1121H1502 49Uzza, Paseah, Besai,H1121H5798H1121H6454H1121H1153 50Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,H1121H619H1121H4586H1121H5300H5304 51Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,H1121H1227H1121H2709H1121H2744 52Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,H1121H1213H1121H4240H1121H2797 53Barkos, Sisera, Temah,H1121H1302H1121H5516H1121H8547 54Neziah, and Hatipha.H1121H5335H1121H2412 55The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,H1121H8010H5650H1121H5479H1121H5618H1121H6514 56Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,H1121H3279H1121H1874H1121H1435 57Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.H1121H8203H1121H2411H1121H6380H1121H532 58In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392.H5411H1121H8010H5650H7969H3967H8673H8147 59Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.H5927H8528H8521H3743H135H564H3201H5046H1H1004H2233H3478 60This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 652 people.H1121H1806H1121H2900H1121H5353H8337H3967H2572H8147 61Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.)H1121H3548H1121H2252H1121H6976H1121H1271H3947H802H1323H1271H1569H7121H8034 62They searched for their names in the genealogical records, but they were not found, so they were disqualified from serving as priests.H1245H3791H3187H4672H1351H3550 63The governor told them not to eat the priests' share of food from the sacrifices until a priest could consult the LORD about the matter by using the Urim and Thummim—the sacred lots.H8660H559H398H6944H6944H5975H3548H224H8550 64So a total of 42,360 people returned to Judah,H6951H259H702H7239H505H7969H3967H8346 65in addition to 7,337 servants and 200 singers, both men and women.H5650H519H7651H505H7969H3967H7970H7651H428H3967H7891H7891 66They took with them 736 horses, 245 mules,H5483H7651H3967H7970H8337H6505H3967H705H2568 67435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.H1581H702H3967H7970H2568H2543H8337H505H7651H3967H6242 68When they arrived at the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings toward the rebuilding of God's Temple on its original site,H7218H1H935H1004H3068H3389H5068H1004H430H5975H4349 69and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.H5414H3581H214H4399H8337H7239H505H1871H2091H2568H505H4488H3701H3967H3548H3801 70So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, the Temple servants, and some of the common people settled in villages near Jerusalem. The rest of the people returned to their own towns throughout Israel.H3548H3881H5971H7891H7778H5411H3427H5892H3478H5892