The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

EZRA 2:37KJV
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Ezra 2:37 (KJV)

What does Ezra 2:37 mean?

Ezra 2:37 lists a group returning from exile: “The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.” This means 1,052 descendants or members of the family of Immer returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity.

Ezra is recording the names and numbers of families who came back to Judah after the Babylonian exile. The verse is part of a census showing the restoration of the Jewish community, with each family group counted by name and number. The Immer family was one of the priestly clans, and their presence highlights the reestablishment of religious leadership in Jerusalem.

Where else these words appear

“Immer” Hebrew H564 · used in 10 verses

  • 1 Chronicles 9:12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
  • Ezra 10:20 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.
  • Nehemiah 7:61 And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.

“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.