Ezra 2:2 meaning and explanation
accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
Ezra 2:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezra 2 lists the exiles who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem and Judah under the decree of Cyrus, and verse 2 names the leaders who accompanied them. Zerubbabel, of David's line, served as governor, and Jeshua was the high priest; the other names are heads of families, not the Nehemiah of the later book.
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