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Ezra 2:12

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

The descendants of Azgad: 1,222 people.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse records that 1,222 descendants of a man named Azgad returned from exile in Babylon to rebuild Jerusalem.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of a detailed census list of Jewish families who returned from Babylonian captivity around 538 BC under Zerubbabel's leadership. After 70 years of exile, these families were finally able to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and restore their homeland. Azgad was likely a family patriarch whose descendants maintained their family identity throughout the long years of captivity.

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