Ezra 8:1

“These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them, etc.] Which follows from hence to the end of (<150814>Ezra 8:14), that went up with me from Babylon; with Ezra the priest and scribe, the writer of this book: in the reign of Artaxerxes the king; that is, Darius Hystaspis, in the seventh year of his reign, (see <150701>Ezra 7:1,7), though many think Artaxerxes Longimanus is meant.”

“EZRA'S COMPANIONS FROM BABYLON. (Ezr 8:1-14) this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon--The number given here amounts to 1754. But this is the register of adult males only, and as there were women and children also (Ezr 8:21), the whole caravan may be considered as comprising between six thousand and seven thousand.”

“8:1-14 This list of the family leaders designates those who stepped out in faith and traveled with Ezra back to Jerusalem to join the Jewish community there. It lists fifteen families represented by 1,515 men. Including women and children, the total could have been around 5,000 people.”

“the chief: Ezr 1:5; Ch1 9:34, Ch1 24:31, Ch1 26:32; Ch2 26:12; Neh 7:70, Neh 7:71 genealogy: Ezr 2:62; Ch1 4:33, Ch1 9:1 them that went up: Ezr 7:7, Ezr 7:13 Ezra 8:2”

“A list of those heads of houses who returned with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem. Compare the parallel list, 1 Esdr. 8:28-40. - Ezr 8:1 The tithe: "These are the heads of the houses, and (this is) their genealogy, who went up with me." אבתיהם ראשׁי for בּית־אבתיהם ראשׁי, as frequently. והתיחשׂם, "and their genealogy," is added, because in the list following the heads of the different houses are not merely enumerated according to their own names, but the names of the races to which they belonged are also stated. Ezr 8:2 Priests and descendants of David. Of priests, Gershom of the sons of Phinehas, and Daniel of the sons of Ithamar. Gershom and Daniel are the names of heads of priestly houses,…”