'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,

Descendants of Parosh: 2,172

Descendants of Shephatiah: 372

Descendants of Arah: 775

Descendants of Pahath-moab; that is, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812

Descendants of Elam: 1,254

Descendants of Zattu: 945

Descendants of Zaccai: 760

Descendants of Bani: 642

Descendants of Bebai: 623

Descendants of Azgad: 1,222

Descendants of Adonikam: 666

Descendants of Bigvai: 2,056

Descendants of Adin: 454

Descendants of Ater through Hezekiah: 98

Descendants of Bezai: 323

Descendants of Jorah: 112

Descendants of Hashum: 223

Descendants of Gibbar: 95

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: Descendants of Jedaiah from the household of Jeshua: 973

Descendants of Immer: 1,052

Descendants of Pashhur: 1,247

Descendants of Harim: 1,017

The Descendants of Levi: Descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel; that is, descendants of Hodaviah: 74

The Singers: Descendants of Asaph: 128

The Descendants of the Gatekeepers: Descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai, totaling: 139

The Temple Servants: Descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, and Tabbaoth.

Descendants of Keros, Siaha, and Padon.

Descendants of Lebanah, Hagabah, and Akkub.

Descendants of Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan.

Descendants of Giddel, Gahar, and Reaiah.

Descendants of Rezin, Nekoda, and Gazzam.

Descendants of Uzza, Paseah, and Besai.

Descendants of Asnah, Meunim, and Nephusim.

Descendants of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur.

Descendants of Bazluth, Mehida, and Harsha.

Descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah.

Descendants of Neziah and Hatipha.

The Descendants of Solomon's Servants: Descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, and Peruda.

Descendants of Jaalah, Darkon, and Giddel.

Descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ami.

All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392.

Descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 652

Descendants of the Priests: Descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai, who married one of the daughters of Barzillai from Gilead and took that 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.

From Phinehas's descendants: Gershom. From Ithamar's descendants: Daniel. From David's descendants: Hattush.

From Shecaniah's descendants and from Parosh's descendants: Zechariah, along with 150 men whose genealogies had been certified.

From Pahath-moab's descendants: Zerahiah's son Eliehoenai and 200 men with him.

From Zattu's descendants: Jahaziel's son Shecaniah and 300 men with him.

From Adin's descendants: Jonathan's son Ebed and 50 men with him.

From Elam's descendants: Athaliah's son Jeshaiah and 70 men with him.

From Shephatiah's descendants: Michael's son Zebadiah and 80 men with him.

From Joab's descendants: Jehiel's son Obadiah and 218 men with him.

From Bani's descendants: Josiphiah's son Shelomith and 160 men with him.

From Bebai's descendants: Bebai's son Zechariah and 28 men with him.

From Azgad's descendants: Hakkatan's son Johanan and 110 men with him.

From Adonikam's later descendants: Eliphelet, Jeuel, Shemaiah, and 60 men with him.

From Bigvai's descendants: Uthai, Zabbud, and 70 men with him.

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.

By the grace of our God they brought back a discerning man from the descendants of Mahli, a descendant of Israel's son Levi, along with Sherebiah and eighteen of his sons and brothers;

Hashabiah and Jeshaiah from the descendants of Merari and 20 of his brothers and their sons;

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.

Here is a list of priestly descendants who were found to have married foreign women. From Jeshua's descendants: Jozadak's son and his brothers Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.

From Immer's descendants: Hanani and Zebadiah.

From Harim's descendants: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

From Pashhur's descendants: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

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

From the Israelis: Parosh's descendants: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.

From Elam's descendants: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

From Zattu's descendants: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

From Bebai's descendants: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.