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However, they could not prove that they or their families were descendants of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezra/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their fathers’ houses or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezra/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezra/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And these <i>were</i> they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, <i>and</i> Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they <i>were</i> of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezra/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And these <i>were</i> the ones who came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not identify their father’s house or their genealogy, whether they <i>were</i> of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezra/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now these <i>were</i> the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, <i>and</i> Immer, but they were not able to provide evidence of their fathers’ households and their descendants, whether they <i>were</i> of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezra/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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&#8217 households and their descendants, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezra/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, <i>and</i> Immer, but they were not able to give evidence of their fathers’ households, and their descendants, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezra/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now these are those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, <i>and</i> Immer, but they were not able to declare their fathers’ households and their <i>fathers’</i> seed, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezra/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now these are the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not provide evidence of their fathers’ households and their descendants, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezra/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their ancestral families and their lineage were Israelite:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezra/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The following are those who came from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families and ancestry were Israelite: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezra/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezra/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their fathers' houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezra/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The following people came from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they couldn't prove they were Israelites on the basis of their father's family or their genealogy:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezra/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Here is a list of returnees from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer who could not prove their ancestry and lineage from Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezra/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezra/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These are the ones that came up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon, and Immer (although they were unable to certify their family connection or their ancestry, as to whether they really were from Israel): <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezra/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show whether their fathers' house, and their descent, were from Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezra/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And these were they who went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not show their fathers' house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezra/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers’ houses and their offspring, whether they were of Israel: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezra/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And these [are] those going up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Addan, Immer, and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they [are] of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezra/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And these are those going up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Addan, Immer, and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they are of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezra/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And these going up from Tel-Melah Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Addan, Immer and they were not able to announce their father's house, and their seed, if they were from Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezra/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And these are they that came up from Thelmela, Thelharsa, Cherub, and Adon, and Emer. And they could not shew the house of their fathers and their seed, whether they were of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezra/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And these were the ones who ascended from Telmelah, Telharsha, Cherub, and Addan, and Immer. And they were not able to indicate the house of their fathers and their offspring, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezra/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The following who returned from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer were unable to prove that their ancestral houses and their descent were Israelite:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezra/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The following were those who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, though they could not prove their families or their descent, whether they belonged to Israel:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezra/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And these were those who went up from Tel-milkha, Tel-ava, Churbi; then it was said, they who could not show their fathers' families and their descent, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezra/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And theses are those who came up from Telmalkha to Telabah and to Korbi; then it was told and they could not show the families of their fathers and their seed, but only whoever were from Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezra/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not tell their fathers' houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezra/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And these <i>are</i> they that went up from Thelmelech, Thelaresa, Cherub, Hedan, Emmer: and they were not able to tell the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezra/2-59.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sh6ec6iQe9M?start=462" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezra/2.htm">The List of Returning Exiles</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">58</span>The temple servants and descendants of the servants of Solomon numbered 392 in all. <span class="reftext">59</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">The following</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: hā·‘ō·lîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">came up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8528.htm" title="8528: mit·têl (Prep) -- Mound of salt, a place in Bab. From tel and melach; mound of salt; Tel-Melach, a place in Babylonia."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8528.htm" title="8528: me·laḥ (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Mound of salt, a place in Bab. From tel and melach; mound of salt; Tel-Melach, a place in Babylonia.">from Tel-melah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8521.htm" title="8521: têlFrom tel and the feminine of Charashiym; mound of workmanship; Tel-Charsha, a place in Babylonia."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8521.htm" title="8521: ḥar·šā (N-proper-fs) -- From tel and the feminine of Charashiym; mound of workmanship; Tel-Charsha, a place in Babylonia.">Tel-harsha,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3743.htm" title="3743: kə·rūḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Bab. The same as kruwb; Kerub, a place in Bab.">Cherub,</a> <a href="/hebrew/135.htm" title="135: ’ad·dān (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Bab. Intensive from the same as 'eden; firm; Addan, an Israelite.">Addan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/564.htm" title="564: ’im·mêr (N-proper-ms) -- The name of several Isr., perhaps also a place in Bab. From 'amar; talkative; Immer, the name of five Israelites.">and Immer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but could not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yā·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: lə·hag·gîḏ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be conspicuous. ">prove</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">that their families</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: wə·zar·‘ām (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">were descended</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: mî·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">from Israel:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> </span><span class="reftext">60</span>the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61-65</a></span><br />The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel: / the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all. / And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name). ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/7-5.htm">Nehemiah 7:5</a></span><br />Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-4.htm">Nehemiah 11:4</a></span><br />while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/11-25.htm">Nehemiah 11:25-36</a></span><br />As for the villages with their fields, some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, and their villages; / in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet; / in Hazar-shual; in Beersheba and its villages; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-1.htm">Nehemiah 12:1-26</a></span><br />Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, / Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, / Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/12-44.htm">Nehemiah 12:44-47</a></span><br />And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving. / They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed. / For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-1.htm">Nehemiah 13:1-3</a></span><br />At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God, / because they had not met the Israelites with food and water, but had hired Balaam to call down a curse against them (although our God had turned the curse into a blessing). / As soon as the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all of foreign descent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-1.htm">1 Chronicles 9:1-3</a></span><br />So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness. / Now the first to resettle their own property in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants. / Some of the descendants of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh lived in Jerusalem:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-10.htm">1 Chronicles 9:10-13</a></span><br />From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin; / Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple; / Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/9-33.htm">1 Chronicles 9:33-34</a></span><br />Those who were musicians, the heads of Levite families, stayed in the temple chambers and were exempt from other duties because they were on duty day and night. / All these were heads of Levite families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-23.htm">Matthew 22:23-33</a></span><br />That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him. / “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-18.htm">Mark 12:18-27</a></span><br />Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him: / “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-38</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-27.htm">Luke 20:27-40</a></span><br />Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him. / “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. / Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not show their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:</p><p class="hdg">Tel-harsa</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61</a></b></br> And these <i>were</i> they which went up <i>also</i> from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they <i>were</i> of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">Tel-haresha, Addon.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/32-15.htm">Able</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Addon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-23.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-12.htm">Cherub</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-2.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/ezra/2-58.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-8.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Descent</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-7.htm">Evidence</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-12.htm">Families</a> <a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-1.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">Following</a> <a href="/ezra/2-52.htm">Harsha</a> <a href="/ezra/2-36.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">Households</a> <a href="/ezra/1-5.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/ezra/2-37.htm">Immer</a> <a href="/ezra/2-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-17.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Kerub</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Melah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">Show</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-12.htm">Tel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Tel-Harsha</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Tel-Har'sha</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Telmelah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Tel-Melah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Tel-Me'lah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-6.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-15.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/2-69.htm">Able</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Addon</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Cherub</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-18.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/ezra/2-60.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Descended</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Descent</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-17.htm">Evidence</a> <a href="/ezra/2-62.htm">Families</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/ezra/10-18.htm">Following</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-54.htm">Harsha</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Households</a> <a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/ezra/10-20.htm">Immer</a> <a href="/ezra/2-70.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezra/2-70.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Kerub</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Melah</a> <a href="/ezra/10-44.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/ezra/9-2.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Show</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Tel</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Tel-Harsha</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Tel-Har'sha</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Telmelah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Tel-Melah</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Tel-Me'lah</a> <a href="/ezra/2-70.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/ezra/5-17.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Ezra 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-1.htm">The number that return of the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-36.htm">of the priests</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-40.htm">of the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-43.htm">of the Nethinims</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-55.htm">of Solomon's servants</a></span><br><span class="reftext">61. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-61.htm">of the priests who could not show their pedigree</a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-64.htm">The whole number of them, with their substance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">68. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezra/2-68.htm">Their offerings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Tel-melah and Tel-harsha are likely regions or settlements in Babylon, though their exact locations remain uncertain. The names suggest a connection to mounds or ruins, common in Mesopotamian geography. Cherub, Addan, and Immer may refer to family or clan names rather than specific places. The mention of these groups highlights the diverse origins of the returning exiles, emphasizing the widespread dispersion of the Israelites during the Babylonian captivity. This return fulfills the prophecy of restoration found in <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>, where God promises to bring His people back to their land.<p><b>but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel</b><br>This phrase indicates a significant issue for the returning exiles: the inability to verify their genealogical records. In post-exilic Israel, lineage was crucial for determining one's place in society, especially for roles in the priesthood and temple service. The lack of proof could result in exclusion from certain religious and social privileges. This situation underscores the importance of genealogies in Jewish culture, as seen in other biblical passages like <a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61-65</a>, which parallels this account. It also reflects the broader theme of identity and belonging, as the Israelites sought to reestablish their covenant community in the Promised Land. The concern for legitimate descent foreshadows the New Testament emphasis on spiritual lineage through faith in Christ, as seen in <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a>, where believers are considered Abraham's offspring through faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/tel-melah.htm">Tel-melah</a></b><br>A location from which some of the exiles returned. The name means "hill of salt," indicating a possible geographical feature or characteristic of the area.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tel-harsha.htm">Tel-harsha</a></b><br>Another location associated with the returning exiles. The name means "hill of the forest," suggesting a wooded area.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cherub.htm">Cherub</a></b><br>Likely a place or a group of people. The name is similar to the Hebrew word for "cherub," a type of angelic being, but here it refers to a location or family group.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/addan.htm">Addan</a></b><br>A place or family group mentioned among those returning. The name is not well-defined but is part of the list of those whose lineage was uncertain.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/immer.htm">Immer</a></b><br>A priestly family mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. Here, it refers to a group whose genealogical records were not clear.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_identity.htm">The Importance of Identity</a></b><br>Understanding one's heritage and identity is crucial in the biblical account. For the Israelites, proving descent from Israel was essential for participating in the religious and social life of the community. Today, Christians can reflect on their spiritual identity in Christ and the importance of being part of the body of believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_restoration.htm">God's Faithfulness in Restoration</a></b><br>The return from exile represents God's faithfulness in restoring His people. Despite uncertainties and challenges, God fulfills His promises. Believers can trust in God's faithfulness in their own lives, even when circumstances seem unclear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>The returning exiles faced the challenge of re-establishing their community. This highlights the importance of community in the life of faith. Christians are encouraged to engage actively in their local church communities, supporting one another in faith and practice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_records_and_remembrance.htm">The Significance of Records and Remembrance</a></b><br>The emphasis on genealogical records in Ezra underscores the importance of remembering and recording God's work in our lives. Believers are encouraged to keep spiritual "records" through journaling, testimonies, and sharing accounts of God's faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezra_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezra 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/azgad's_children__1,222_or_2,322.htm">How many were the children of Azgad? One thousand two hundred and twenty-two (Ezra 2:12) Two thousand three hundred and twenty-two (Nehemiah 7:17)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_levite_genealogy_in_1_chr_6_feasible.htm">In 1 Chronicles 6:33–38, the chronicler cites specific Levite families serving in temple duties; if this record spans centuries, how feasible is it that the genealogy remained unbroken?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/nehemiah_11_7-9__genealogy_errors.htm">Nehemiah 11:7–9 – Are the genealogies here consistent with other biblical genealogies, or do apparent discrepancies suggest later additions or errors? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_mary's_family_lineage.htm">What is Mary's family lineage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezra/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(59-63) Finally, those who had lost the records of their lineage are mentioned. Of the people, the children of three families from Tel-melah, <span class= "ital">Hill of salt,</span> Tel-harsa, <span class= "ital">Hill of the wood,</span> and a few other places, are mentioned. Of the priests, there are also three families without their genealogy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezra/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 59.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Tel-melah</span> is probably the Thelme of Ptolemy ('Geograph.,' 5:20), a city of Lower Babylonia, situated in the salt tract near the Persian Gulf. Hence the name, which means "Hill of Salt." <span class="cmt_word">Cherub</span> is no doubt Ptolemy's Chiripha, which was in the same region. The other places here mentioned are unknown to us, but probably belonged to the same tract of country. <span class="cmt_word">Tel-Harsa</span> means "Hill of the Wood." <span class="cmt_word">They could not show their father's house.</span> It is more surprising that so many of the returning exiles had preserved their genealogies than that a certain number had omitted to do so. Considering the duration of the exile, its hardships, and the apparent improbability of a restoration, there could have been no cause for wonder if the great majority had forgotten their descent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezra/2-59.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The following</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֗לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came up</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעֹלִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Tel-melah,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֙לַח֙</span> <span class="translit">(me·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8528.htm">Strong's 8528: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tel-melah -- 'mound of salt', a place in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Tel-harsha,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַרְשָׁ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(ḥar·šā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8521.htm">Strong's 8521: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tel-harsha -- 'mound of a craftsman', a city in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Cherub,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּר֥וּב</span> <span class="translit">(kə·rūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3743.htm">Strong's 3743: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cherub -- a place in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Addan,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדָּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(’ad·dān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_135.htm">Strong's 135: </a> </span><span class="str2">Addan -- a place in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Immer,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמֵּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_564.htm">Strong's 564: </a> </span><span class="str2">Immer -- the name of several Israelites, perhaps also a place in Babylon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but could not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prove</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַגִּ֤יד</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hag·gîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that their families</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית־</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were descended</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזַרְעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zar·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from Israel:</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">OT History: Ezra 2:59 These were those who went up (Ezr. 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