Bible Strands
Ezra 8:11
from the descendants of Bebai, Zechariah son of Bebai, and with him 28 men;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezra records the families and leaders departing from the Ahava camp. He lists the descendants of Bebai and names Zechariah son of Bebai as their representative. The words — The count relies on עֶשְׂרִ֥ים ('esrim, "twenty") and וּ/שְמֹנָ֖ה (u/shmonah, "and eight"), which combine to form the precise total of twenty-eight. The thread — This lineage reappears in Ezra 2:11 and Nehemiah 7:16 as part of the initial return census, and again in Ezra 10:28 among those who married foreign women. Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of the specific family structure and numerical accountability within the returning community. It requires the reader to track how individual leaders represent their ancestral groups in the restoration effort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.
Cross-references
- Ezra 10:28 From the descendants of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
- Ezra 2:11 the descendants of Bebai, 623;
- Nehemiah 7:16 the descendants of Bebai, 628;