Bible Strands
Ezra 10:28
From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezra records a genealogical list of men from the descendants of Bebai who are grouped with other clans during the post-exilic community's covenant renewal. This entry sits directly between the records of the descendants of Zattu and the descendants of Bani.
The words — The verse opens with וּמִבְּנֵי (umi-beNei), literally "and of the sons of," followed by the clan identifier בֵּבָי (Bebai). It then enumerates four specific names: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
The thread — The descendants of Bebai appear again in Ezra 2:11 with 623 members, Ezra 8:11 with Zechariah son of Bebai and 28 men, and Nehemiah 7:16 with 628 members.
Why it lands — The text supplies concrete family names tied to covenant obedience, requiring readers to acknowledge that corporate restoration rests on identifiable, accountable individuals rather than abstract commitments.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
Cross-references
- Ezra 2:11 the descendants of Bebai, 623;
- Ezra 8:11 from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
- Nehemiah 7:16 the descendants of Bebai, 628;