467 BC · AM 3537 · Return
Ezra gathers the returning families and Levites
Ezra assembled the family groups by the river flowing to Ahava and found priests among them but no Levites. After he sent leaders to Iddo at Casiphia, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, Jeshaiah, and temple servants joined the company (Ezra 8:1-20).
regnal dating
📖 Ezra 8:1–3
1These are the family heads and genealogical records of those who returned with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: 2from the descendants of Phinehas, Gershom; from the descendants of Ithamar, Daniel; 3from the descendants of David, Hattush of the descendants of Shecaniah; from the descendants of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men;
Map: Natural Earth (public domain) · Places: OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0)
Download map
Sources: BradyStephenson/bible-data
View on the timeline →