Ezra 2
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Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, Begin Abide·
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accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Parosh, 2,172; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Shephatiah, 372; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Arah, 775; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Elam, 1,254; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Zattu, 945; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Zaccai, 760; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Bani, 642; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Bebai, 623; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Azgad, 1,222; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Adonikam, 666; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Adin, 454; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Bezai, 323; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Jorah, 112; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Hashum, 223; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Gibbar, 95; Begin Abide·
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the men of Bethlehem, 123; Begin Abide·
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the men of Netophah, 56; Begin Abide·
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the men of Anathoth, 128; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Azmaveth, 42; Begin Abide·
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the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743; Begin Abide·
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the men of Ramah and Geba, 621; Begin Abide·
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the men of Michmash, 122; Begin Abide·
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the men of Bethel and Ai, 223; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Nebo, 52; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Magbish, 156; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Harim, 320; Begin Abide·
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the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725; Begin Abide·
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the men of Jericho, 345; Begin Abide·
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and the descendants of Senaah, 3,630. Begin Abide·
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The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Immer, 1,052; Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247; Begin Abide·
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and the descendants of Harim, 1,017. Begin Abide·
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The Levites: the descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel (through the line of Hodaviah), 74. Begin Abide·
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The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 128. Begin Abide·
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The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all. Begin Abide·
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The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Siaha, the descendants of Padon, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Hagab, the descendants of Shalmai, the descendants of Hanan, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar, the descendants of Reaiah, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, the descendants of Gazzam, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Asnah, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephusim, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Barkos, the descendants of Sisera, the descendants of Temah, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha. Begin Abide·
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The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Jaala, the descendants of Darkon, the descendants of Giddel, Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Shephatiah, the descendants of Hattil, the descendants of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the descendants of Ami. Begin Abide·
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The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. Begin Abide·
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The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: Begin Abide·
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the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all. Begin Abide·
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And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). Begin Abide·
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These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. Begin Abide·
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The governor ordered them not to eat the most holy things until there was a priest to consult the Urim and Thummim. Begin Abide·
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The whole assembly numbered 42,360, Begin Abide·
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in addition to their 7,337 menservants and maidservants, as well as their 200 male and female singers. Begin Abide·
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They had 736 horses, 245 mules, Begin Abide·
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435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. Begin Abide·
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When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site. Begin Abide·
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According to their ability, they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments. Begin Abide·
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So the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the temple servants, along with some of the people, settled in their own towns; and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns. Begin Abide·