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1 These are the people from the province who now returned from the captivity, exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried off captive. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his hometown.
2 They came in company with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The numbers of the returning Israelites by families of origin were as follows:
3 Parosh, 2,172
4 Shephatiah, 372
5 Arah, 775
6 Pahath-Moab (sons of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812
7 Elam, 1,254
8 Zattu, 945
9 Zaccai, 760
10 Bani, 642
11 Bebai, 623
12 Azgad, 1,222
13 Adonikam, 666
14 Bigvai, 2,056
15 Adin, 454
16 Ater (sons of Hezekiah), 98
17 Bezai, 323
18 Jorah, 112
19 Hashum, 223
20 Gibbar, 95.
21 Israelites identified by place of origin were as follows: Bethlehem, 123
22 Netophah, 56
23 Anathoth, 128
24 Azmaveth, 42
25 Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth, 743
26 Ramah and Geba, 621
27 Micmash, 122
28 Bethel and Ai, 223
29 Nebo, 52
30 Magbish, 156
31 Elam (the other one), 1,254
32 Harim, 320
33 Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725
34 Jericho, 345
35 Senaah, 3,630.
36 Priestly families: Jedaiah (sons of Jeshua), 973
37 Immer, 1,052
38 Pashhur, 1,247
39 Harim, 1,017.
40 Levitical families: Jeshua and Kadmiel (sons of Hodaviah), 74.
41 Singers: Asaph's family line, 128.
42 Security guard families: Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, 139.
43 Families of temple support staff: 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, Nephussim,
51 Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
54 Neziah, and Hatipha.
55 Families of Solomon's servants: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
56 Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,
57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-Hazzebaim, and Ami.
58 Temple support staff and Solomon's servants added up to 392.
59 These are those who came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer. They weren't able to prove their ancestry, whether they were true Israelites or not:
60 Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda, 652 in all.
61 Likewise with these priestly families: Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and took that name.
62 They had thoroughly searched for their family records but couldn't find them. And so they were barred from priestly work as ritually unclean.
63 The governor ruled that they could not eat from the holy food until a priest could determine their status with the Urim and Thummim.
64 The total count for the congregation was 42,360.
65 That did not include the male and female slaves, which numbered 7,337. There were also 200 male and female singers,
66 and they had 736 horses, 245 mules,
67 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys.
68 Some of the heads of families, on arriving at The Temple of GOD in Jerusalem, made Freewill-Offerings toward the rebuilding of The Temple of God on its site.
69 They gave to the building fund as they were able, about 1,100 pounds of gold, about three tons of silver, and 100 priestly robes.
70 The priests, Levites, and some of the people lived in Jerusalem. The singers, security guards, and temple support staff found places in their hometowns. All the Israelites found a place to live.
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