Nehemiah 7
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Nehemiah 7:5-38

5And my God put into my heart to gather the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a family record of the genealogy of them who came up at the first, and found written in it, 6These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city; 7Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this ;1 8The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred and seventy and two. 9The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy and two. 10The children of Arah, six hundred and fifty and two. 11The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 12The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty and four. 13The children of Zattu, eight hundred and forty and five. 14The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty. 15The children of Binnui, six hundred and forty and eight.2 16The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty and eight. 17The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty and two. 18The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty and seven. 19The children of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty and seven. 20The children of Adin, six hundred and fifty and five. 21The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 22The children of Hashum, three hundred and twenty and eight. 23The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty and four. 24The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.3 25The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.4 26The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred and eighty and eight. 27The men of Anathoth, an hundred and twenty and eight. 28The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.5 29The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.6 30The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty and one. 31The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two. 32The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred and twenty and three. 33The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. 34The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty and four. 35The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 36The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty and five. 37The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty and one. 38The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.

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Notes

  1. 1. Nehemiah 7:7 Azariah: also called, Seraiah ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 7:15 Binnui: also called, Bani ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 7:24 Hariph: also called, Jora ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 7:25 Gibeon: also called, Gibbar ↩
  5. 5. Nehemiah 7:28 Bethazmaveth: also called, Azmaveth ↩
  6. 6. Nehemiah 7:29 Kirjathjearim: also called, Kirjatharim ↩

Commentaries on Nehemiah 7

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain