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Here is the list of the Jewish exiles of the provinces who returned from their captivity. King Nebuchadnezzar had deported them to Babylon, but now they returned to Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah where they originally lived. Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah,[a] Reelaiah,[b] Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar,[c] Bigvai, Rehum,[d] and Baanah.

This is the number of the men of Israel who returned from exile:

The family of Parosh2,172
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Footnotes

  1. 7:7a As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Azariah.
  2. 7:7b As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Raamiah.
  3. 7:7c As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Mispereth.
  4. 7:7d As in parallel text at Ezra 2:2; Hebrew reads Nehum.

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