Nehemiah 7:7Good News TranslationTheir leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. See the chapter |
In the other towns and cities the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the Temple workers, and the descendants of Solomon's servants lived on their own property in their own towns. The following is the list of the leading citizens of the province of Judah who lived in Jerusalem: Athaiah, the son of Uzziah and grandson of Zechariah. His other ancestors included Amariah, Shephatiah, and Mahalalel, descendants of Judah's son Perez.
The following is a list of the priests and Levites who returned from exile with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with the High Priest Joshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These men were leaders among all their fellow priests in the days of Joshua. The following were in charge of the singing of hymns of thanksgiving: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah.
This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile: Parosh - 2,172 Shephatiah - 372 Arah - 652 Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) - 2,818 Elam - 1,254 Zattu - 845 Zaccai - 760 Binnui - 648 Bebai - 628 Azgad - 2,322 Adonikam - 667 Bigvai - 2,067 Adin - 655 Ater (also called Hezekiah) - 98 Hashum - 328 Bezai - 324 Hariph - 112 Gibeon - 95