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Nehemiah 7:7-63
7Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:
8The family of Parosh 2,172
9The family of Shephatiah 372
10The family of Arah 652
11The family of Pahath-moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) 2,818
12The family of Elam 1,254
13The family of Zattu 845
14The family of Zaccai 760
15The family of Bani 648
16The family of Bebai 628
17The family of Azgad 2,322
18The family of Adonikam 667
19The family of Bigvai 2,067
20The family of Adin 655
21The family of Ater (descendants of Hezekiah) 98
22The family of Hashum 328
23The family of Bezai 324
24The family of Jorah 112
25The family of Gibbar 95
26The people of Bethlehem and Netophah 188
27The people of Anathoth 128
28The people of Beth-azmaveth 42
29The people of Kiriath-jearim, Kephirah, and Beeroth 743
30The people of Ramah and Geba 621
31The people of Micmash 122
32The people of Bethel and Ai 123
33The people of West Nebo 52
34The citizens of West Elam 1,254
35The citizens of Harim 320
36The citizens of Jericho 345
37The citizens of Lod, Hadid, and Ono 721
38The citizens of Senaah 3,930
39These are the priests who returned from exile: The family of Jedaiah (through the line of Jeshua) 973
40The family of Immer 1,052
41The family of Pashhur 1,247
42The family of Harim 1,017
43These are the Levites who returned from exile: The families of Jeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodaviah) 74
44The singers of the family of Asaph 148
45The gatekeepers of the families of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai 138
46The descendants of the following Temple servants returned from exile: Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth,
47Keros, Siaha, Padon,
48Lebanah, Hagabah, Shalmai,
49Hanan, Giddel, Gahar,
50Reaiah, Rezin, Nekoda,
51Gazzam, Uzza, Paseah,
52Besai, Meunim, Nephusim,
53Bakbuk, Hakupha, Harhur,
54Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha,
55Barkos, Sisera, Temah,
56Neziah, and Hatipha.
57The descendants of these servants of King Solomon returned from exile: Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda,
58Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel,
59Shephatiah, Hattil, Pokereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.
60In all, the Temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants numbered 392.
61Another group returned at this time from the towns of Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer. However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.
62This group included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda—a total of 642 people.
63Three families of priests—Hobaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai—also returned. (This Barzillai had married a woman who was a descendant of Barzillai of Gilead, and he had taken her family name.)
Commentaries on Nehemiah 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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