1. Many of the exiles left the province of Babylon and returned to Jerusalem and Judah, all to their own cities. Their families had been living in exile in Babylonia ever since King Nebuchadnezzar had taken them there as prisoners.
2. Their leaders were Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah.This is the list of the clans of Israel, with the number of those from each clan who returned from exile:
3-20. Parosh — 2,172Shephatiah — 372Arah — 775Pahath Moab (descendants of Jeshua and Joab) — 2,812Elam — 1,254Zattu — 945Zaccai — 760Bani — 642Bebai — 623Azgad — 1,222Adonikam — 666Bigvai — 2,056Adin — 454Ater (also called Hezekiah) — 98Bezai — 323Jorah — 112Hashum — 223Gibbar — 95
21-35. People whose ancestors had lived in the following towns also returned:Bethlehem — 123Netophah — 56Anathoth — 128Azmaveth — 42Kiriath Jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth — 743Ramah and Geba — 621Michmash — 122Bethel and Ai — 223Nebo — 52Magbish — 156The other Elam — 1,254Harim — 320Lod, Hadid, and Ono — 725Jericho — 345Senaah — 3,630