Reading for November 3rd

Read Ezra 2.36-70. In verse 36: The priests: The decendants of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua: Jedaiah is named as one of the first priestly figures to return to Jerusalem after the Exile (1 Chr 9.10), and Jeshua was an important chief priest under the administrartion of Zerubbabel in the late sixth century (Ezra 3.8). Apparemtly, Jedaiah was regarded as the founder of a renewed line for the chief priesthood. In verse 43: The Temple servants is a technical name for a group devoted to serving the Levites. In verse 55: Solomon's servants appear to have been a similar group. In verse 59: Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer are place names of uncertain identification. Comments or Questions..