Ezra records the genealogy of those who accompanied him to Judah. Ezra identifies Levites and temple servants. Ezra and his companions pray for safe travels. Ezra appoints twelve priests to carry offerings to the temple.
BibleGateway: Ezra 8 ESV Text: Ezra 8 Ezra 8 (Listen) Genealogy of Those Who Returned with Ezra 8:1 These are the heads of their fathers’ houses, and this is the genealogy of those who went up with me from Babylonia, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king: 2 Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons…