Azgad was the ancestor of a family that returned from the Babylonian exile to Jerusalem. His descendants are mentioned in several lists of those who returned with Zerubbabel and later with Ezra. His family was among the significant families that contributed to the rebuilding of the Jewish community after the exile.
Nyckelhändelser
The Return of Descendants with Zerubbabel
1,222 descendants of Azgad returned from Babylon to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel during the first return from exile.
Azgad's family was part of the larger community that worked to rebuild the temple and the walls of Jerusalem, committing themselves to live by God's commands.
1These are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
5Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be registered by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had come up first, and I found written in it:
6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.