Quotes About Genealogy

From the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.

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

And from the descendants of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, and Benaiah.

Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:

the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

the descendants of Shephatiah, 372;

the descendants of Arah, 652;

the descendants of Elam, 1,254;

the descendants of Binnui, 648;

the descendants of Adonikam, 667;

the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;

the descendants of Adin, 655;

the descendants of Ater (through Hezekiah), 98;

the descendants of Hashum, 328;

the descendants of Bezai, 324;

the descendants of the other Elam, 1,254;

the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;

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 Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah,