The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

EZRA 2:15KJV
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Ezra 2:15 (KJV)

What does Ezra 2:15 mean?

Ezra 2:15 lists one of the family groups returning from exile to Jerusalem, stating that the descendants of Adin numbered 454 people. This verse is part of a census recording the families and their sizes among those who returned from Babylonian captivity.

The book of Ezra is recounting the return of Jewish exiles under the leadership of Zerubbabel. Ezra 2:15 is a small part of a long list, where each verse names a family and the number of its members. This careful record-keeping shows the importance of each family’s role in rebuilding the community and restoring life in Jerusalem after years away.

Where else these words appear

“Adin” Hebrew H5720 · used in 4 verses

  • Ezra 8:6 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
  • Nehemiah 7:20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
  • Nehemiah 10:16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

“fifty” Hebrew H2572 · used in 141 verses

  • Genesis 6:15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
  • Numbers 4:30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.
  • 2 Kings 21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.