Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



Now I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days. I observed the people and the priests, and I did not find any Levites there.

Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our children, and all our possessions.

We set out from the river Ahava on the twelfth [day] of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was upon us, and He rescued us from the hand of the enemy and those who lay in ambushes along the way.


and their brothers (relatives, fellow workers) who did the work of the house, 822; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

Now after this, in the reign of Artaxerxes [son of Xerxes, or Ahasuerus] king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, read more.
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 -- "

These are the heads of their fathers' houses and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia in the reign of King Artaxerxes: Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of Ithamar, Daniel; of David, Hattush Of the sons of Shecaniah; of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him were registered 150 men by genealogy; read more.
Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, with 200 men; Of the sons of Zattu, Shecaniah son of Jahaziel, with 300 men; Of the sons of Adin, Ebed son of Jonathan, with 50 men; Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, with 70 men; Of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah son of Michael, with 80 men; Of the sons of Joab, Obadiah son of Jehiel, with 218 men; Of the sons of [Bani], Shelomith son of Josiphiah, with 160 men; Of the sons of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, with 28 men; Of the sons of Azgad, Johanan son of Hakkatan, with 110 men; Of the sons of Adonikam, the last to come, their names are Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah, with 60 men; Of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zabbud [Zaccur], with 70 men. I [Ezra] gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava, and there we encamped three days. I reviewed the people and the priests, and found no Levites.


Now I gathered them together at the river that runs to Ahava, where we camped for three days. I observed the people and the priests, and I did not find any Levites there.