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Now these are the heads of their fathers` [houses], and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king:
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God's Detailed Record
Commentators point out that this verse begins a detailed list of the family heads who returned with Ezra. This isn't just administrative record-keeping; it demonstrates that God sees and remembers the specific individuals and families who commit to His work. Just as these names were preserved, God knows each person who follows Him today.
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Ezra
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19th Century
Anglican
A list of the chief names, given by families, of those who accompanied Ezra.
(1) This is the genealogy.—The names of the heads of ho…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them Which fol…
Presbyterian
Ezra assembles the outcasts of Israel, and the dispersed of Judah. God raised up the spirits of a small remnant to accompany him. What a pity that …