Neh 12:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Neh 12:1-26: 12:1-26 These lists of priests and Levites include a list of those who originally returned from exile with Zerubabbel (12:1-9 ), a chronological list of high priests (12:10-11 ), and the priests and Levites who served at the time of Joiakim, the high priest at the time of Nehemiah and Ezra (12:12-26 ). Summary for Neh 12:1-9: 12:1-9 priests and Levites who returned with Zerubabbel ... and Jeshua: See Ezra 1:1-5 . Only those who could prove their priestly lineage could serve at the Temple, so it was important to maintain an accurate genealogical record of these families.

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Summary for Neh 12:1-26: 12:1-26 ^a These lists of priests and Levites include a list of those who originally returned from exile with Zerubabbel (12:1-9 ^b), a chronological list of high priests (12:10-11 ^c), and the priests and Levites who served at the time of Joiakim, the high priest at the time of Nehemiah and Ezra (12:12-26 ^d).
Summary for Neh 12:1-9: 12:1-9 ^e priests and Levites who returned with Zerubabbel ... and Jeshua: See Ezra 1:1-5 ^f. Only those who could prove their priestly lineage could serve at the Temple, so it was important to maintain an accurate genealogical record of these families.