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Ezra 8

Ezra 8:13

The Exiles Who Returned with Ezra · Ezra 8:1–14
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Translations

Modern
…from the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;
Traditional
And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
Literal
…and of the later sons of Adonikam—and these are their names—Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them sixty males;
Latin
De filiis Adonicam, qui erant novissimi: et hæc nomina eorum: Elipheleth, et Jehiel, et Samaias, et cum eis sexaginta viri.

Original

Hebrew
English
…from the later descendants of Adonikam, these were their names: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them 60 men;

Notes

Ezra 8:1–14

This list shows the family leaders who bravely traveled with Ezra to Jerusalem to join the Jewish community. It includes fifteen families represented by 1,515 men. With women and children, the total might have been around 5,000 people.

Theme notes and profiles

Ezra

People

Adonikam: Jewish exile whose descendants returned to Jerusalem Eliphelet: One of the descendants of Adonikam who returned from Babylon Jeuel: A descendant of Adonikam who returned from exile Shemaiah: Returnee from Babylon

Glossary

Book of Ezra Eliphelet Family Life and Relations First Book of Esdras Genealogy Jeiel Jeuel Shemaiah

Topics

Eliphelet: A Companion of Ezra Genealogy of the Jews Who Returned from the Captivity Jeiel: A Son of Adonikam, an Exile Who Returned to Jerusalem with Ezra Shemaiah: A Jew Who Returned from Babylon with Ezra