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priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel...with Jeshua: See Ezra 1:1–5. Only those who could prove their priestly lineage could serve at the temple. Therefore, maintaining an accurate genealogical record of these families was important.
These lists of priests and Levites include those who originally returned from exile with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:1–9), a chronological list of high priests (12:10–11), and the priests and Levites who served during Joiakim's time, the high priest during Nehemiah and Ezra's era (12:12–26).
People
Ezra: Priest; returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel; participated in wall dedication Jeremiah: A priest who returned from the Babylonian exile Joshua: High priest during the rebuilding of the temple Levi: Son of Jacob; progenitor of the Levites Seraiah: Priest who returned from Babylonian exile Shealtiel: Grandfather of Zerubbabel, descendant of David Zerubbabel: Leader of the first Jewish exiles from Babylon
Glossary
Book of Nehemiah Genealogy Jeremiah (Person) Jeshua (Person) Seraiah Shealtiel Zerubbabel
Topics
Ezra: A Leading Priest Among the Colonists Under Zerubbabel Jeshua: Also Called Joshua: A Priest Who Accompanied Zerubbabel from Babylon Levites: The List of Those Who Returned from Captivity Nehemiah: Son of Hachaliah: Register of the Priests and Levites Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning: Return from the Captivity Prophecies Concerning Israel: Captivity of Catalogue of the Priests and Levites Who Came up with Zerubbabel Prophecies Concerning Israel: Captivity of The Wall of Jerusalem Rebuilt and Dedicated Seraiah: A Priest Who Returned from the Babylonian Captivity Shealtiel: Father of Zerubbabel and an Ancestor of Jesus Zerubbabel: Leads the Emancipated Jews Back from Babylon