Ezra 2:1
Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
Cross-reference
2 Kings 24:14-16 records the deportation of Judeans to Babylon, the very captivity these exiles returned from — direct historical link.
2 Kings 25:11 describes the final deportation of Judah's remnant, another group from the exile referenced here.
2 Chronicles 36:22-23 records Cyrus's decree that enabled the return of the exiles, providing the historical basis for this verse.
Nehemiah 7:6-73 contains a nearly identical list of returning exiles, likely from the same source, confirming this record.
Jeremiah 39 describes the fall of Jerusalem and the exile, the event that made the return necessary.
Jeremiah 52 details the destruction and deportation that preceded the return, contrasting exile with restoration.
Lamentations 1:3 laments Judah's exile and unrest, the very condition reversed by the return here.
Lamentations 1:5 describes the enemy's triumph during exile, which the return overturns.
Lamentations 4:22 declares the end of Zion's punishment, anticipating the restoration that begins here.
Nehemiah 7:17 repeats the same list of returnees found in Ezra 2, confirming the census.
Nehemiah 12:1 also lists priests and Levites returning with Zerubbabel and Jeshua, confirming the same group of returnees.
Nehemiah 1:3 reports the post-return condition of Jerusalem, showing the ongoing hardship after the return.
Nehemiah 11:3 lists the returnees who settled in Jerusalem, continuing the story of resettlement.
Psalm 85:1 celebrates God restoring the fortunes of Jacob, reflecting the return from exile described here.