Ezra 2:47

Study note

Setting — The scribe compiling the post-exilic census records specific family lines as they prepare to settle in Judah. The words — בְּנֵי־ (be.nei) literally means “sons” or “descendants,” and גִדֵּ֥ל (gi.Del) is a proper name meaning “God is great” or “great one.” The thread — This identical triad reappears in the parallel Nehemiah 7:50 and in the post-return family registers of Ezra 10:28. Why it lands — The text demands recognition that identity and covenant inheritance are tracked through verified lineage, not personal claim.

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