1These 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:
Similar to Ezra 7, Ezra 8 also emphasizes the hand of God guiding and protecting his people (Ezra 8:18, Ezra 8:22, Ezra 8:31).
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: