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Besai
(sword). “Children of Besai” were among the Nethinim who returned to Judea with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:49; Nehemiah 7:52)
In the Bible
2
Verses where Besai is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Ezra 2:49
the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, the descendants of Besai,
- Nehemiah 7:52
the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim,
Scripture on Besai
2
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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