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Jaala
Ancestor of a family of temple servants (Nethinim) whose descendants returned from Babylonian exile to serve at the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem.
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Jaala (also spelled ) is recorded in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7 as the ancestor of a family of — servants who performed supporting duties for the . His descendants are listed among those who returned from the exile with . The Nethinim families, including the sons of Jaala, were assigned to to resume their service at the rebuilt temple. No narrative details about Jaala himself appear elsewhere in the biblical text.
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