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8:1 These <0428> are the leaders <01> <07218> and those enrolled with them by genealogy <03187> who were coming up <05927> with <05973> me from Babylon <0894> during the reign <04438> of King <04428> Artaxerxes <0783>: 8:2 from the descendants <01121> of Phinehas <06372>, Gershom <01647>; from the descendants <01121> of Ithamar <0385>, Daniel <01840>; from the descendants <01121> of David <01732>, Hattush <02407> 8:3 the son <01121> of Shecaniah <07935>; from the descendants <01121> of Parosh <06551>, Zechariah <02148>, and with <05973> him were enrolled by genealogy <03187> 150 <02572> <03967> men <02145>; 8:4 from the descendants <01121> of Pahath-Moab <06355>, Eliehoenai <0454> son <01121> of Zerahiah <02228>, and with <05973> him 200 <03967> men <02145>; 8:5 from the descendants <01121> of Zattu, Shecaniah <07935> son <01121> of Jahaziel <03166>, and with <05973> him 300 <03967> <07969> men <02145>; 8:6 from the descendants <01121> of Adin <05720>, Ebed <05651> son <01121> of Jonathan <03129>, and with <05973> him 50 <02572> men <02145>; 8:7 from the descendants <01121> of Elam <05867>, Jeshaiah <03470> son <01121> of Athaliah <06271>, and with <05973> him 70 <07657> men <02145>; 8:8 from the descendants <01121> of Shephatiah <08203>, Zebadiah <02069> son <01121> of Michael <04317>, and with <05973> him 80 <08084> men <02145>; 8:9 from the descendants <01121> of Joab <03097>, Obadiah <05662> son <01121> of Jehiel <03171>, and with <05973> him 218 <06240> <08083> <03967> men <02145>; 8:10 from the descendants <01121> of Bani, Shelomith <08019> son <01121> of Josiphiah <03131>, and with <05973> him 160 <08346> <03967> men <02145>; 8:11 from the descendants <01121> of Bebai <0893>, Zechariah <02148> son <01121> of Bebai <0893>, and with <05973> him 28 <08083> <06242> men <02145>; 8:12 from the descendants <01121> of Azgad <05803>, Johanan <03110> son <01121> of Hakkatan <06997>, and with <05973> him 110 <06235> <03967> men <02145>; 8:13 from the descendants <01121> of Adonikam <0140> there were the latter <0314> ones. Their names <08034> were Eliphelet <0467>, Jeuel <03273>, and Shemaiah <08098>, and with <05973> them 60 <08346> men <02145>; 8:14 from the descendants <01121> of Bigvai <0902>, Uthai <05793>, and Zaccur <02072>, and with <05973> them 70 <07657> men <02145>.

• Ezr 8:1-14 -- The Leaders Who Returned with Ezra

• Zechariah

  [ebd] Jehovah is renowned or remembered. (1.) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Like Ezekiel, he was of priestly extraction. He describes himself (1:1) as "the son of Berechiah." In Ezra 5:1 and 6:14 h...
  [smith] The eleventh in order of the twelve minor prophets. He is called in his prophecy the son of Berechiah and the grandson of Iddo, whereas in the book of Ezra, (Ezra 5:1; 6:14) he is said to have been the son of Iddo. It is nat...
  [nave] ZECHARIAH 1. A Reubenite, 1 Chr. 5:7. 2. Three Levites in the days of David, 1 Chr. 9:21; 15:18, 20, 24; 16:5; 26:2, 14. 3. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 9:37. Called Zacher in 1 Chr. 8:31. 4. Two Kohathites, 1 Chr. 24:25; 2 Chr. ...
  

• GENEALOGY, 8 part 2

  [isbe] GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 - I. Primeval Genealogies (1 Chronicals 1:1-54). To show Israel's place among the nations; follows Genesis closely, omitting only the Cainites; boldly, skillfully compressed, as if the omitted facts were ...
  

• Ezra

  [ebd] help. (1.) A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel (Neh. 12:1). (2.) The "scribe" who led the second body of exiles that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem B.C. 459, and author of the book of Scriptur...
  

• Genealogy

  [nave] GENEALOGY, Num. 1:18; 2 Chr. 12:15; Ezra 2:59; Neh. 7:5; Heb. 7:3. Of no spiritual significance, Matt. 3:9; 1 Tim. 1:4; Tit. 3:9. From Adam to Noah, Gen. 4:16-22; 5; 1 Chr. 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; to Abraham, Gen. 11:10-32; ...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Jeshaiah

  [ebd] deliverance of Jehovah. (1.) A Kohathite Levite, the father of Joram, of the family of Eliezer (1 Chr. 26:25); called also Isshiah (24:21). (2.) One of the sons of Jeduthum (1 Chr. 25:3, 15). (3.) One of the three sons of Ha...
  [isbe] JESHAIAH - je-sha'-ya, je-shi'-a ((a) yesha`yahu; (b) yesha`yah, "deliverance of Yah"; (2) (3) below have form (a), the others form (b)): (1) Son of Hananiah, and grandson of Zerubbabel, according to 1 Ch 3:21, the King Jame...
  [smith] (salvation of Jehovah). One of the six sons of Jeduthun. (1 Chronicles 25:3,15) (B.C. 1014.) A Levite in the reign of David, eldest son of Rehabiah, a descendant of Amram through Moses. (1 Chronicles 26:25) [ISSHIAH] (...
  [nave] JESHAIAH 1 Chr. 25:3, 15; 26:25; Ezra 8:7, 19
  

• Zabbud

  [ebd] gift, Ezra 8:14.
  [isbe] ZABBUD - zab'-ud (zabbudh, meaning uncertain; Ezr 8:14, where Kere is zakkur and Kethibh is zabhudh = "Zabud"; 1 Esdras 8:40 has "Istalcarus"): A companion of Ezra on his journey from Babylon to Jerusalem.
  [smith] (given) one of the sons of Bigvai, who returned in the second caravan with Ezra. (Ezra 8:14) (B.C. 459.)
  [nave] ZABBUD, a returned exile, Ezra 8:14.
  

• Jeiel

  [ebd] snatched away by God. (1.) A descendant of Benjamin (1 Chr. 9:35; 8:29). (2.) One of the Levites who took part in praising God on the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 16:5). (3.) 2 Chr. 29:13. A Levite of the sons of ...
  [isbe] JEIEL - je-i'-el (ye`i'el, meaning unknown): (1) A Reubenite (1 Ch 5:7). (2) In 1 Ch 8:29, added in the Revised Version (British and American) from 9:35, where Kethibh is "Jeuel," an ancestor of King Saul; the King James Ver...
  [smith] (treasured of God). A Reubenite of the house of Joel. (1 Chronicles 5:7) A Merarite Levite, one of the gate-keepers to the sacred tent. (1 Chronicles 15:18) His duty was also to play the harp, ver. (1 Chronicles 15:...
  [nave] JEIEL 1. Called also Jehiel. A Reubenite, 1 Chr. 5:7. 2. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 9:35. 3. One of David's heroes, 1 Chr. 11:44. 4. A Levite, and chorister in the tabernacle service, 1 Chr. 15:18, 21; 16:5. 5. A Levite, ancest...
  

• Obadiah

  [ebd] servant of the Lord. (1.) An Israelite who was chief in the household of King Ahab (1 Kings 18:3). Amid great spiritual degeneracy he maintained his fidelity to God, and interposed to protect The Lord's prophets, an hundred ...
  [isbe] OBADIAH - o-ba-di'-a (`obhadhyah, more fully `obhadhyahu, "servant of Yahweh"): (1) The steward or prime minister of Ahab, who did his best to protect the prophets of Yahweh against Jezebel's persecution. He met Elijah on hi...
  [smith] (servant of the Lord), A man whose sons are enumerated in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:21) (B.C. 470.) A descendant of Issachar and a chief man of his tribe. (1 Chronicles 7:3) (B.C. 1014.) One ...
  [nave] OBADIAH 1. The governor of Ahab's house. Conceals in a cave one hundred prophets persecuted by Jezebel, 1 Kin. 18:3, 4. Meets Elijah and receives a commission from him, 1 Kin. 18:3-16. 2. Head of a family, 1 Chr. 3:21. 3....
  

• Shechaniah

  [smith] (dweller with Jehovah). A descendant of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:21,22) Some descendants of Shechaniah returned with Ezra. (Ezra 8:3) The sons of Shechaniah were another family who returned with Ezra. (Ezra 8:5) (B.C. ...
  [nave] SHECHANIAH 1. A descendant of David, 1 Chr. 3:21, 22. 2. Two men whose descendants returned with Ezra from captivity in Babylon, Ezra 8:3, 5. 3. A Jew who proposed to Ezra the putting away of Gentile wives, Ezra 10:2. 4. ...
  

• Gershom

  [ebd] expulsion. (1.) The eldest son of Levi (1 Chr. 6:16, 17, 20, 43, 62, 71; 15:7)=GERSHON (q.v.). (2.) The elder of the two sons of Moses born to him in Midian (Ex. 2:22; 18:3). On his way to Egypt with his family, in obedience...
  [isbe] GERSHOM - gur'-shom (gereshom, from garash, "to cast out"; explained, however, in Ex 2:22 and 18:3 as from gur, "For he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land"): (1) Firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah. The only det...
  [smith] (a stranger or exile). The first-born son of Moses and Zipporah. (Exodus 2:22; 18:3) (B.C. 1530.) The form under which the name GERSHON--the eldest son of Levi--is given in several passages of Chronicles, viz., (1 Chronic...
  [nave] GERSHOM 1. Son of Moses, Ex. 2:22; 18:3; 1 Chr. 23:15, 16; 26:24. 2. See: Gershon. 3. A descendant of Phinehas, Ezra 8:2. 4. A Levite, Judg. 18:30.
  

• Shelomith

  [isbe] SHELOMITH - she-lo'-mith, shel'-o-mith (shelomith; in Ezr 8:10, shelomith): (1) The mother of the man who was stoned for blasphemy (Lev 24:11) (BAF, Salomeith, Lucian, Salmith). (2) Daughter of Zerubbabel (1 Ch 3:19) (Codex ...
  [smith] (peaceful). The daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. (Leviticus 24:11) The daughter of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:19) (B.C. after 536.) Chief of the Izharites. (1 Chronicles 23:18) A descendant of Eliezer the son o...
  [nave] SHELOMITH 1. Mother of a blasphemer, Lev. 24:11. 2. Daughter of Zerubbabel, 1 Chr. 3:19. 3. Son of Shimei, 1 Chr. 23:9. 4. A son of Izhar, 1 Chr. 23:18. Called Shelomoth, 1 Chr. 24:22. 5. A descendant of Eliezer, 1 Chr....
  

• Uthai

  [isbe] UTHAI - u'-thi, u'-tha-i (`uthay, meaning uncertain): (1) A descendant of Judah, of the clan of Perez (1 Ch 9:4) = "Athaiah" of Neh 11:4. (2) Son of Bigvai (Ezr 8:14); called "Uthi" in 1 Esdras 8:40.
  [smith] (helpful), The son of Ammihud, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. (1 Chronicles 9:4) (B.C. 536.) One of the sons of Bigvai, who returned in the second caravan with Ezra. (Ezra 8:14) (B.C.459.)
  [nave] UTHAI 1. Son of Ammihud, 1 Chr. 9:4. 2. Son of Bigvai. Returned from Babylon with Ezra, Ezra 8:14.
  

• Daniel

  [isbe] DANIEL - dan'-yel (daniye'l, dani'-el, "God is my judge"; Daniel): (1) One of the sons of David (1 Ch 3:1). (2) A Levite of the family of Ithamar (Ezr 8:2; Neh 10:6). (3) A prophet of the time of Nebuchadnezzar and Cyrus, th...
  [smith] (judgment of God). The second son of David, by Abigail the Carmelitess. (1 Chronicles 3:1) In (2 Samuel 3:3) he is called Chileab. (B.C. about 1051.) The fourth of ?the greater prophets." Nothing is known of his parent...
  [nave] DANIEL 1. A Jewish captive, called also Belteshazzar. Educated at king's court, Dan. 1. Interprets visions, Dan. 2; 4; 5. Promotion and executive authority of, Dan. 2:48, 49; 5:11, 29; 6:2. Conspiracy against, cast into t...
  

• Ebed

  [isbe] EBED - e'-bed (`ebhedh, "servant"): (1) Father of Gaal, who rebelled against Abimelech (Jdg 9:26-35). (2) A companion of Ezra in his return (Ezr 8:6) = Obeth (1 Esdras 8:32).
  [smith] (a servant). (Many MSS. have EBER.) Father of Gaal, who with his brethren assisted the men of Shechem in their revolt against Abimelech. (Judges 9:26,28,30,31,35) (B.C. 1206). Son of Jonathan; one of the Bene-Adin who return...
  [nave] EBED 1. Father of Gaal, Judg. 9:26-35. 2. A captive returned from Babylon, Ezra 8:6.
  

• Hakkatan

  [isbe] HAKKATAN - hak'-a-tan (ha-qaTan, "the little one"): The father of Johanan, who returned with Ezra to Jerusalem (Ezr 8:12 = Akatan, 1 Esdras 8:38).
  [smith] (young). Johanan son ,of Hakkatan, was the chief of the Bene-Azgad who returned from Babylon with Ezra. (Ezra 8:12)
  [nave] HAKKATAN, father of Johanan, Ezra 8:12.
  

• Michael

  [isbe] MICHAEL - mi'-ka-el, mi'-kel (mikha'el, "who is like God?" Michael): (1) The father of Sethur the Asherite spy (Nu 13:13). (2) (3) Two Gadites (1 Ch 5:13,14). (4) A name in the genealogy of Asaph (1 Ch 6:40 (Hebrew 25)). (5)...
  [smith] (who is like God?). An Asherite, father of Sethur, one of the twelve spies. (Numbers 13:13) One of the Gadites who settled in the land of Bashan. (1 Chronicles 5:13) Another Gadite, ancestor of Abihail. (1 Chronicles 5...
  [nave] MICHAEL 1. An Asherite, Num. 13:13. 2. Two Gadites, 1 Chr. 5:13, 14. 3. A Gershonite Levite, 1 Chr. 6:40. 4. A descendant of Issachar, 1 Chr. 7:3. 5. A Benjamite, 1 Chr. 8:16. 6. A captain of the thousands of Manasseh w...
  

• Bebai

  [isbe] BEBAI - be'-ba-i, beb'-a-i (bebhay; Septuagint Bebai, "fatherly"): (1) Descendants of B: returned with Ezra to Jerusalem (Ezr 8:11 called Babi; 1 Esdras 8:37); one of these is Zechariah, the son of Bebai (Ezr 8:11, Zaeharias...
  [smith] (fatherly). "Sons of Bebai," 623 (Nehe 6:28) in number, returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel, (2:11; Nehemiah 7:16) (B.C. 536), and at a later period twenty-eight more under Zechariah, son of Bebai, returned with Ezra. (Ezr...
  [nave] BEBAI, the name of three Jews whose descendants came from exile, Ezra 2:11; 8:11; 10:28; Neh. 7:16; 10:15.
  

• Josiphiah

  [isbe] JOSIPHIAH - jos-i-fi'-a (yociphyah, "Yah adds"): Found in Ezr 8:10, where Massoretic Text is "and of the sons of .... Shelomith the son of Josiphiah." With the help of Septuagint A and 1 Esdras 8:36, the name "Bani" (which i...
  [smith] (whom Jehovah will increase), the father or ancestor of Shelomith, who returned with Ezra. (Ezra 8:10) (B.C. 459.)
  [nave] JOSIPHIAH, father of a chief, Ezra 8:10.
  

• Jahaziel

  [isbe] JAHAZIEL - ja-ha'-zi-el (yachazi'el, "God sees"): (1) In 1 Ch 12:4 (Hebrew 5), one of David's recruits at Ziklag, a Benjamite or maybe a Judean. (2) In 1 Ch 16:6, one of two priests appointed by David to sound trumpets befor...
  [smith] (whom God watches over) One of the heroes of Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:4) (B.C. 1055.) A priest in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 16:6) A Kohathite Levite, third son of Hebron. (1 Chro...
  [nave] JAHAZIEL 1. A defecting Israelite who joined David at Ziklag, 1 Chr. 12:4. 2. A priest, 1 Chr. 16:6. 3. Son of Hebron, 1 Chr. 23:19; 24:23. 4. A Levite, and prophet, 2 Chr. 20:14. 5. A chief, or the father of a chief, am...
  

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