Neville Goddard on Ezra 2:3-35 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezra 2 in context

Scripture Focus

3The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.

4The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.

5The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

6The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

7The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

8The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.

9The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

10The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

11The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

12The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.

13The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

14The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

15The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

16The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

17The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

18The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.

19The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

20The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.

21The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.

22The men of Netophah, fifty and six.

23The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

24The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.

25The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

26The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.

27The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.

28The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

29The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

30The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.

31The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

32The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

33The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.

34The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

35The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.

Ezra 2:3-35

Biblical Context

Ezra 2:3-35 lists the returning exiles by family groups, enumerating the people who came back from Babylon.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Ezra 2:3-35, the listing of names is not a record of places but a map of states of consciousness awakening as the I AM returns. In Neville's terms, each 'child' and each clan marks a facet of your awakened self taking its true posture. Exile is the moment you forget who you are; the return is awareness reassembling the inner family into a single covenant of purpose. The counts—Parosh, Shephatiah, Elam, Senaah—beat like a steady drum, offering a rhythm by which you name the qualities you intend to embody: faith, courage, health, clarity, unity. This is not genealogical trivia but inner organization: calling back dispersed parts, aligning intention with destiny, and restoring loyalty to the I AM. The practice is immediate: assume that the I AM has already gathered its tribes; dwell there, feel the unity, and let your outer circumstances begin to reflect that oneness. As you revise, the sense of exile softens, and the return becomes your living experience rather than a distant promise.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Close your eyes and, in the feeling of I AM, enumerate your inner tribes as already gathered. Dwell in that unity until it radiates into your day.