Ezra 2:1-14
EZRA 2:1
Now these are the children of the province that
went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again
unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
In ancient Israel, the lineage of each family was very
important and each family had to be in the register as a proof that they were of
the legitimate house of Israel.
And my God put into mine heart to gather
together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned
by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at
the first, and found written therein, (Nehemiah 7:5)
Many of the family heads had died in Babylon but their family lines
continued on and their family lines are given in the next few verses as the
returnees to Jerusalem and Judah and the cities which they were taken from.
Some totals between Ezra and Nehemiah are different.
This is not a discrepancy but on the return some stated they would go but
did not and some had died. Keep in
mind that the tally was of those who were taken to Babylon 70 years ago and now
returning to Judah, so some numbers in the registry will be different than the
actual amount of returnees per family.
Some families gained in number and some declined.
EZRA 2:2
Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah,
Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the
men of the people of Israel:
EZRA 2:3
The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy
and two.
The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy
and two. (Nehemiah 7:8)
EZRA 2:4
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and
two.
The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and
two. (Nehemiah 7:9)
EZRA 2:5
The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
The children of
Arah, six hundred fifty and two. (Nehemiah 7:10)
EZRA 2:6
The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua
and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua
and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. (Nehemiah 7:11)
EZRA 2:7
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and
four.
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and
four. (Nehemiah 7:12)
EZRA 2:8
The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
(Nehemiah 7:13)
EZRA 2:9
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
(Nehemiah 7:14)
EZRA 2:10
The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
No number listed in Nehemiah but he was a Levite.
Then stood up upon the stairs, of
the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani,
and Chenani, and cried with a
loud voice unto the LORD their God. (Nehemiah 9:4)
EZRA 2:11
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
(Nehemiah 7:16)
EZRA 2:12
The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and
two.
The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty
and two. (Nehemiah 7:17)
EZRA 2:13
The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and
seven. (Nehemiah 7:18)
EZRA 2:14
The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.