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Ezra chapter 2
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These are the people from the who came up from the captivity of the exiles — those Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had deported to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to their own town.They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. Here is the count of the men of the people of Israel:The descendants of Parosh: 2,172.The descendants of Shephatiah: 372.The descendants of Arah: 775.The descendants of Pahath-Moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab): 2,812.The descendants of Elam: 1,254.The descendants of Zattu: 945.The descendants of Zaccai: 760.The descendants of Bani: 642.The descendants of Bebai: 623.The descendants of Azgad: 1,222.The descendants of Adonikam: 666.The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056.The descendants of Adin: 454.The descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah): 98.The descendants of Bezai: 323.The descendants of Jorah: 112.The descendants of Hashum: 223.The descendants of Gibbar: 95.The people of : 123.The men of Netophah: 56.The men of : 128.The descendants of Azmaveth: 42.The descendants of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth: 743.The descendants of Ramah and Geba: 621.The men of Mikmash: 122.The men of Bethel and Ai: 223.The descendants of Nebo: 52.The descendants of Magbish: 156.The descendants of the other Elam: 1,254.The descendants of Harim: 320.The descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725.The descendants of Jericho: 345.The descendants of Senaah: 3,630.The : the descendants of Jedaiah (through the family of Jeshua): 973.The descendants of Immer: 1,052.The descendants of Pashhur: 1,247.The descendants of Harim: 1,017.The : the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah): 74.The singers: the descendants of Asaph: 128.The descendants of the : the descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 139 in all.The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,Keros, Siaha, Padon,Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub,Hagab, Shalmai, Hanan,Giddel, Gahar, Reaiah,Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam,Uzza, Paseah, Besai,Asnah, Meunim, Nephusim,Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,Barkos, Sisera, Temah,Neziah, and Hatipha.The descendants of : the descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.The total number of temple servants and descendants of Solomon’s servants: 392.The following came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer, but they that their families were descended from Israel:The descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 652.And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (a man who had married one of the daughters of and was called by their name).These searched for their family records, but they couldn’t find them and were as unqualified.The told them not to eat any of until there was a priest who could consult the .The whole assembly together totaled ,not counting their 7,337 male and female servants. They also had 200 male and female singers.They had 736 horses, 245 mules,435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.When they arrived at the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem, some of the family leaders made voluntary offerings for the house of God, to rebuild it on its site.According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for the work: 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 of silver, and 100 priestly robes.So the priests, the Levites, some of the people, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants settled in their towns. And all the rest of Israel settled in their towns.