Quotes About Tradition

On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover.

All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves.

the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,

the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—

Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.í

Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

From the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel,

Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,

Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu.

Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.

The singers: the descendants of Asaph, 148.

The temple servants: the descendants of Ziha, the descendants of Hasupha, the descendants of Tabbaoth,

the descendants of Keros, the descendants of Sia, the descendants of Padon,

the descendants of Hanan, the descendants of Giddel, the descendants of Gahar,

the descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda,

the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).