Nehemiah 7:12 Midrash

בְּנֵ֣י עֵילָ֔ם אֶ֕לֶף מָאתַ֖יִם חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים וְאַרְבָּעָֽה׃ (ס)

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

Read midrashic interpretation of Nehemiah 7:12: and classical rabbinic exegesis.