Person
Besai
Ancestor of a Nethinim family listed among those who returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:49; Nehemiah 7:52).
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Who or what is this?
Besai is the eponymous ancestor of a family of — servants — whose descendants are listed among those who returned to with after the exile, as recorded in 2:49 and 7:52. The Nethinim were dedicated servants of the temple, assigned to assist the in their duties. Beyond this genealogical notice, no individual deeds of Besai are preserved in scripture.
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