The List of the Exiles Who Returned

   Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive to Babylon (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, in company with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah):

   The list of the men of the people of Israel:

   the descendants of Parosh         2,172

       of Shephatiah                         372

       of Arah                                   775

       of Pahath-Moab (through

       the line of Jeshua and Joab) 2,812

       of Elam                                  1,254

       of Zattu                                  945

       of Zaccai                                760

       of Bani                                   642

       of Babai                                 623

       of Azgad                                1,222

       of Adonikam                         666

       of Bigvai                               2,056

       of Adin                                  454

       of Ater (through Hezekiah) 98

       of Bezai                                323

       of Jorah                               112

       of Hashum                          223

       of Gibbar                            95

   the men of Bethlehem           123

       of Netophah                      56

       of Anathoth                      128

       of Azmaveth                     42

       of Kiriath Jearim, Kephirah

       and Beeroth                     743

       of Ramah and Geba        621

       of Micmash                     122

       of Bethel and Ai              223

       of Nebo                            52

       of Magbish                      156

       of the other Elam            1,254

       of Harim                          320

       of Lod, Hadid and Ono   725

       of Jericho                         345

       of Senaah                         3,630

   The priests:

   the descendants of Jedaiah

   (through the family of Jeshua) 973

       of Immer                                1,052

       of Pashhur                             1,247

       of Harim                                1,017

   The Levites:

   the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel

   (through the line of Hodaviah) 74

   The singers:

   the descendants of Asaph         128

   The gatekeepers of the temple:

   the descendants of

       Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub,

       Hatita and Shobai               139

   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, Nephussim,

       Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,

       Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,

       Barkos, Sisera, Temah,

       Neziah and Hatipha

   The descendants of the servants of Solomon:

   the descendants of

       Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,

       Jaala, Darkon, Giddel,

       Shephatiah, Hattil,

       Pokereth-Hazzebaim and Ami

   The temple servants and the descendants

   of the servants of Solomon         392

       The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show 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 a

       daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by that

       name).

       These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. The governor ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there was a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.

       The whole company numbered 42,360, besides their 7,337 menservants and maidservants; and they also had 200 man and women singers. They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

       When they arrived at the house of THE LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings toward the rebuilding of the house of GOD on its site. According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver and 100 priestly garments.

       The priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.

The Book of Ezra: chapter 2