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II. THE SECOND RETURN UNDER EZRA chs. 7--10 >
A. The Return to Jerusalem CHS. 7-8 >
2. The journey itself ch. 8 >
The descendants of the priestly and royal families in Israel appear first in this list (vv. 2-3). Then the rest of the Jews follow. A comparison of verses 3-14 with 2:3-15 shows that Ezra's companions were mainly the relatives of those Jews who had returned 80 years earlier under Sheshbazzar. The one exception was Joab's family (v. 9).
