Ezra 2
Ezra 2 ( Ezra • Chapter 2 (70 verses)): Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon , and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah , every one unto his city; Which came with Zerubbabel :... Mentions: Judah , Zerubbabel , Seraiah , Jacob/Israel , Shephatiah , Babylon, Jerusalem , Jeshua , Elam , Netophah . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Babylonian Captivity & Post-Exilic Return—In 586 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and deported Judah, including King Jehoiachin and High Priest Jehozadak ( 1 Chronicles 6:15 ), before the Persian decree of Cyrus enabled Zerubbabel, Joshua , Ezra , and Nehemiah to rebuild the Temple and walls of Jerusalem.
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Eleazar (Generation 27 • Child of Aaron ): ( Exodus 6:23 , Numbers 3:2 , Numbers 26:60 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 6:50 , 24:1 , Ezra 7:5 ) Moses , Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ). (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Exodus 28 , Leviticus 10 ) Zadok (Generation 43 • Child of Ahitub ): Zadok is a biblical figure in Generation 43, child of Ahitub , parent of Shallum . ( 1 Chronicles 6:12 , Ezra 7:2 ) (mentioned in 2 Samuel 8 , 2 Samuel 15 , 2 Samuel 17 ) Phinehas (Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar ): ( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Numbers 25 , Numbers 31 ) Shallum (Generation 44 • Child of Zadok): Shallum is a biblical figure in Generation 44, child of Zadok, parent of Hilkiah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:12 , Ezra 7:1-2 ) (mentioned in 2 Kings 15 , 2 Kings 22 , 1 Chronicles 2 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Judea (region. Referenced in Ezra 9:9 , Matt 2:1 , Matt 2:5 , Matt 2:22 , Matt 3:1 .) Persia (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 36:20 , 2 Chr 36:22 , 2 Chr 36:23 , Ezra 1:1 , Ezra 1:2 , Ezra 1:8 (identified with Ecbatana ).) Nebo 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 2:29 , Ezra 10:43 , Neh 7:33 .) Susa (Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 4:9 , Neh 1:1 , Est 1:2 , Est 1:5 , Est 2:3 , Est 2:5 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Ezra 2:20 : "The children of Gibbar, ninety and five."; Ezra 2:22 : "The men of Netophah , fifty and six."; Ezra 2:24 : "The children of Azmaveth , forty and two.". Related canonical books and chapters: Ezra 2 ( Ezra • Chapter 2 (70 verses)), Ezra (Old Testament • 10 Chapters), Nehemiah 12 ( Nehemiah • Chapter 12 (47 verses)).