'Descendants' in the Bible

Next to him the descendants of Levi, led by Bani's son Rehum, carried on repairs. Next to him Hashabiah, ruling official for half of the Keilah district, did repairs for his district.

After the wall had been completed and its doors installed, then the gatekeepers, singers, and descendants of Levi were appointed.

I found a register of the original inhabitants in which there was recorded a list of descendants of the province of Judah who returned from captivity, from those who had been exiled by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. They had come back to Jerusalem and to Judah, each one to his town.

Parosh's descendants: 2,172

Shephatiah's descendants: 372

Arah's descendants: 652

Pahath-moab's descendants; that is, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,818

Elam's descendants: 1,254

Zattu's descendants: 845

Zaccai's descendants: 760

Binnui's descendants: 648

Bebai's descendants: 628

Azgad's descendants: 2,322

Adonikam's descendants: 667

Bigvai's descendants: 2,067

Adin's descendants: 655

Ater's descendants through Hezekiah: 98

Hashum's descendants: 328

Bezai's descendants: 324

Hariph's descendants: 112

Gibeon's descendants: 95

The other Elam's descendants: 1,254

Harim's descendants: 320

Jericho's descendants: 345

Descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 721

Senaah's descendants: 3,930

The Priests: Jedaiah's descendants from the household of Jeshua: 973

Immer's descendants: 1,052

Pashhur's descendants: 1,247

Harim's descendants: 1,017

The Descendants of Levi: Jeshua of Kadmiel's descendants: that is, Hodevah's descendants: 74

The Singers: Asaph's descendants: 148

The Gatekeepers: Shallum's descendants, Ater's descendants, Talmon's descendants, Akkub's descendants, Hatita's descendants, Shobai's descendants: 138

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

Descendants of Keros, Sia, and Padon.

Descendants of Lebanah, Hagabah, and Shalmai.

Descendants of Hanan, Giddel, and Gahar.

Descendants of Reaiah, Rezin, and Nekoda.

Descendants of Gazzam, Uzza, and Paseah.

Descendants of Besai, Meunim, and Nephushesim,

Descendants of Bakbuk, Hakupha, and Harhur.

Descendants of Bazlith, Mehida, and Harsha.

Descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah.

Descendants of Neziah and Hatipha.

The Descendants of Solomon's Servants: Descendants of Sotai, Sophereth, and Perida,

Descendants of Jaala, Darkon, and Giddel,

Descendants of Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth-hazzebaim, and Ammon;

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

Descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda: 642

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

The priests, descendants of Levi, gatekeepers, singers, some of the people, the Temple Servants, and all the Israelis settled in their cities.

Seven months later, the Israelis had settled in their own cities.

Because all the people were weeping as they listened to the words of the Law, Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the descendants of Levi who taught the people told everyone, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep."

The descendants of Levi also calmed all the people by saying, "Be still, for the day is holy. Don't be sorrowful!"

The next day, the heads of the families of all the people were gathered together, along with the priests and the descendants of Levi, to meet with Ezra the scribe in order to understand the words of the Law.

Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani stood on the rostrum assigned for use by the descendants of Levi and cried out loudly to the LORD their God.

Then the descendants of Levi Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from eternity to eternity! Blessed be your glorious name! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!

You found him faithful in your sight; you made a covenant with him and you gave the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites to his descendants. And you have kept your word, because you are righteous.

"You multiplied their descendants like the stars in heaven and brought them to the land about which you told their ancestors to enter and possess.

So their descendants entered and took possession of the land. Before their eyes you subdued those living in the land the Canaanites putting them under their control, along with their kings and the nations of the land, so they could do with them as they pleased.

"Because of all this, we are making a binding agreement, putting it in writing, and our leaders, our descendants of Levi, and our priests hereby set their seals upon it."

These were the descendants of Levi: Azaniah's son Jeshua, Binnui from the descendants of Henadad, Kadmiel,

The rest of the people, the priests, the descendants of Levi, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple Servants, and everyone who had separated themselves from the nations of the surrounding lands for the Law of God their wives, their sons, their daughters, and all who had knowledge and understanding

We the priests, the descendants of Levi, and the people cast lots to determine when to bring the wood offering into the Temple of our God, just as our ancestors' families were appointed annually to maintain the altar fire of the LORD our God, as recorded in the Law.

We also determined to present the first fruits of our ground grain, our offerings, the fruit of all kinds of trees, wines, and oil to the priests, to the chambers of the Temple of our God, and the tithes of our land to the descendants of Levi, so those descendants of Levi could collect the tithes in all the towns where we worked:

"And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, will be with the descendants of Levi when the descendants of Levi receive tithes, and the descendants of Levi will bring the tithe of the tithes into the store rooms of the Temple of our God.

For the Israelis and the descendants of Levi will bring the grain offering, the wine, and the oil into the chambers where the vessels of the sanctuary are, along with the ministering priests, the porters, and the singers. We will not neglect the Temple of our God."

These are the leaders of the provinces who lived in Jerusalem. Some lived in the towns of Judah each on their property in their respective towns that is, the Israelis, the priests, the descendants of Levi, the Temple Servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants.

Some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. From Judah's Descendants: Uzziah's son Athaiah, who was the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel; From Perez's Descendants

All of the descendants of Perez who lived in Jerusalem numbered 468 men of valor.

These Benjamin's Descendants:

From the descendants of Levi:

Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni, and Shabbethai and Jozabad, from the leaders of the descendants of Levi who oversaw the exterior work of the Temple of God,

All of the descendants of Levi in the holy city numbered 284.

The rest of Israel the priests and the descendants of Levi lived in all the cities of Judah, each on his own property,

The overseer of the descendants of Levi at Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. Singers from the descendants of Asaph oversaw the work of the Temple of God.

The descendants of Benjamin lived from Geba to Michmash, Aija, Bethel and its villages,

These are the priests and descendants of Levi who had returned with Shealtiel's son Zerubbabel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

The descendants of Levi included Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his associates was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.

When Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were serving, the descendants of Levi were recorded as heads of their ancestors' houses, as were the priests during the reign of Darius the Persian.

The leaders of the descendants of Levi were: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Kadmiel's son Jeshua, along with their associates who served opposite them to give praise and thanks, division by division, according to the commands given by David the man of God.

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, they invited the descendants of Levi to come from wherever they lived to Jerusalem so they could celebrate the dedication with joy, thanksgiving, and songs, accompanied by cymbals, lyres, and harps.

So the descendants of the singers gathered themselves together from the region surrounding Jerusalem, from the villages of Netophathi,

The priests and the descendants of Levi purified themselves, and also purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

Also at that time men were appointed over the storerooms for the contributions, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, so those portions required by the Law could be gathered from the fields adjacent to the towns to benefit the priests and descendants of Levi, for the people of Judah rejoiced over the priests and the descendants of Levi who were serving.

All Israel in the time of Zerubbabel and in the time of Nehemiah gave allotments to each of the singers and gate keepers on a daily basis, setting them apart to benefit the descendants of Levi. And the descendants of Levi set them apart to benefit the descendants of Aaron.

had prepared a great chamber for him, in the place where they used to place the grain offerings, incense, and vessels, along with the tithes of the grain, the new wine, and the oil that was mandated for the descendants of Levi, the singers, the gate keepers, and the priests' offerings.

I also learned that the allotments for the descendants of Levi had not been distributed. As a result, the descendants of Levi and singers who were responsible for the service had each left to go back to their fields.

I appointed over the storerooms: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from the descendants of Levi; and next to them Zaccur's son Hanan, the grandson of Mattaniah, because they had been considered faithful. Their duties were to distribute to their associates.

Then I commanded the descendants of Levi to purify themselves and to come as gate keepers to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, my God, and show mercy to me according to the greatness of your gracious love.

Remember them, my God, because they have defiled the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the descendants of Levi.

I purified them from everything foreign, arranged duties for the priests and the descendants of Levi, each to his task,