'Descendants' in the Bible

In response, the heads of the families of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and descendants of Levi, and all those who had been prompted by God, prepared to travel to rebuild the Temple of the LORD, which was in Jerusalem.

Here is a list of descendants of the province of Judah who returned from the captivity, from those who had been exiled. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken them to Babylon. They came back to Jerusalem and Judah, each one to his town,

Parosh’s descendants2,172

Shephatiah’s descendants372

Arah’s descendants775

Pahath-moab’s descendants: Jeshua’s and Joab’s descendants 2,812

Elam’s descendants1,254

Zattu’s descendants945

Zaccai’s descendants760

Bani’s descendants642

Bebai’s descendants623

Azgad’s descendants1,222

Adonikam’s descendants666

Bigvai’s descendants2,056

Adin’s descendants454

Ater’s descendants: of Hezekiah98

Bezai’s descendants323

Jorah’s descendants112

Hashum’s descendants223

Gibbar’s descendants95

Descendants of exiles from Bethlehem: 123

Descendants of exiles from Azmaveth: 42

Descendants of exiles from Kiriath-arim; that is, Chephirah and Beeroth: 743

Descendants of exiles from Ramah and Geba: 621

Descendants of exiles from Nebo: 52

Descendants of exiles from Magbish: 156

Descendants of exiles from the other Elam: 1,254

Descendants of exiles from Harim: 320

Descendants of exiles from Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725

Descendants of exiles from Jericho: 345

Descendants of exiles from Senaah: 3,630

The priests included: Jedaiah’s descendants of the house of Jeshua 973

Immer’s descendants1,052

Pashhur’s descendants1,247

and Harim’s descendants1,017

The Levites included: Jeshua’s and Kadmiel’s descendants from Hodaviah’s descendants 74

The singers included: Asaph’s descendants 128

The gatekeepers’ descendants included: Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants, in all 139

The temple servants included:Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,Tabbaoth’s descendants,

Keros’s descendants,Siaha’s descendants, Padon’s descendants,

Lebanah’s descendants, Hagabah’s descendants,Akkub’s descendants,

Hagab’s descendants,Shalmai’s descendants, Hanan’s descendants,

Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,Reaiah’s descendants,

Rezin’s descendants,Nekoda’s descendants, Gazzam’s descendants,

Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,Besai’s descendants,

Asnah’s descendants,Meunim’s descendants, Nephusim’s descendants,

Bakbuk’s descendants, Hakupha’s descendants,Harhur’s descendants,

Bazluth’s descendants,Mehida’s descendants, Harsha’s descendants,

Barkos’s descendants, Sisera’s descendants,Temah’s descendants,

Neziah’s descendants,and Hatipha’s descendants.

The descendants of Solomon’s servants included: Sotai’s descendants, Hassophereth’s descendants, Peruda’s descendants,

Jaalah’s descendants, Darkon’s descendants, Giddel’s descendants,

Shephatiah’s descendants, Hattil’s descendants, Pochereth-hazzebaim’s descendants, and Ami’s descendants.

All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants 392.

Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan and Immer, but they were not able to give evidence of their fathers’ households and their descendants, whether they were of Israel:

Delaiah’s descendants, Tobiah’s descendants, Nekoda’s descendants 652

and from the descendants of the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, the descendants of Barzillai—who had taken a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name.

As a result, the priests, descendants of Levi, certain people, the singers, door-keepers, and the Temple Servants were able to settle in their original cities, with the rest of the Israelis in their cities.

Two years and two months after arriving at the site of the Temple of God in Jerusalem, Shealtiel's son Zerubbabel, Jozadak's son Jeshua, the relatives of the priests and descendants of Levi, and everyone else who had left the Babylonian captivity for Jerusalem appointed descendants of Levi who were 20 years old and older to oversee the work of the LORD's Temple.

At this time Jeshua, along with his children and relatives, and Kadmiel, with his children and the descendants of Judah, joined the family of Henadad with his children and relatives, and the descendants of Levi in overseeing the work on the Temple of God.

After the builders laid the foundation for the LORD's Temple, the priests stood in their ministerial robes with trumpets and the descendants of Levi (who were also descendants of Asaph) with cymbals to praise the LORD, according to instructions prepared by David, king of Israel.

When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin learned that the descendants of the Babylonian captivity had built their Temple to the LORD, the God of Israel,

The Israelis the priests, the descendants of Levi, and the other related descendants who had returned from captivity celebrated with joy at the dedication of the Temple of God.

Furthermore, they established the priests in their divisions and the descendants of Levi in their positions for the service of God conducted at Jerusalem, as is proscribed in the Book of Moses.

because the priests and descendants of Levi had purified themselves together all of them were pure and they killed the Passover lamb for every former exile, for their relatives the priests, and for themselves.

Some of the descendants of Israel also left for Jerusalem, including the priests, the descendants of Levi, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Temple Servants, during the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.

I hereby decree that all of the people of Israel along with their priests and descendants of Levi in my kingdom who are determined to return to Jerusalem with you may do so.

Furthermore, we decree that with respect to any of the priests, descendants of Levi, singers, gatekeepers, Temple Servants, or other servants of this Temple of God, it is not to be lawful to impose any tribute, tax, or toll on them.

Gershom, from Phinehas’s descendants;Daniel, from Ithamar’s descendants;Hattush, from David’s descendants,

who was of Shecaniah’s descendants;Zechariah, from Parosh’s descendants,and 150 men with him who were registered by genealogy;

Eliehoenai son of Zerahiahfrom Pahath-moab’s descendants,and 200 men with him;

Shecaniah son of Jahazielfrom Zattu’s descendants,and 300 men with him;

Ebed son of Jonathanfrom Adin’s descendants,and 50 men with him;

Jeshaiah son of Athaliahfrom Elam’s descendants,and 70 men with him;

Zebadiah son of Michaelfrom Shephatiah’s descendants,and 80 men with him;

Obadiah son of Jehielfrom Joab’s descendants,and 218 men with him;

Shelomith son of Josiphiahfrom Bani’s descendants,and 160 men with him;

Zechariah son of Bebaifrom Bebai’s descendants,and 28 men with him;

Johanan son of Hakkatanfrom Azgad’s descendants,and 110 men with him;

these are the last ones, from Adonikam’s descendants,and their names are:Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah,and 60 men with them;

Uthai and Zaccurfrom Bigvai’s descendants,and 70 men with them.

I gathered them together at the river that flows toward Ahava, where we camped three days. Afterwards, I examined the people and the priests, but found no descendants of Levi there.

Since the gracious hand of our God was on us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Levi son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men,

plus Hashabiah, along with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.

220 descendants of the Temple Servants whom David and the leaders had appointed to serve the descendants of Levi, listed by name.

Guard and protect them until you disperse them to the chief priests, the descendants of Levi, and to the family leaders of Israel at Jerusalem in the chambers of the Temple of the LORD."

So the priests and descendants of Levi took possession of the silver, the gold, and the vessels in order to bring them to Jerusalem, to the Temple of our God.

On the fourth day the silver, the gold, and the vessels were distributed at the Temple of our God into the care of Uriah's son Meremoth the priest, Phinehas' son Eleazar, Jeshua's son Jozabad, and Binnui's son Noadiah, the descendants of Levi.

The descendants of those who had been taken into captivity and who had returned from captivity offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all of Israel, 96 rams, 77 lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering all of them burnt offerings to the LORD.

After these things occurred, certain officials approached me and said "The people of Israel, the priests, and the descendants of Levi have not separated themselves from the people of the lands or from the detestable behavior of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites,

Jehiel's son Shecaniah, one of Elam's descendants, responded to Ezra: "We have sinned against our God by marrying foreign wives from the people of the land, but even now there is hope in Israel, despite this.

So Ezra got up and made the chief priests, the descendants of Levi, and all of Israel vow to carry out everything they promised. And so they agreed.

The following were found to have married foreign women from the descendants of the priests:from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

Hanani and Zebadiah from Immer’s descendants;

Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah from Harim’s descendants;

Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah from Pashhur’s descendants.

From the descendants of Levi: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

The Israelites:Parosh’s descendants: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah;

Elam’s descendants: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah;

Zattu’s descendants: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza;