Nehemiah 7:49

Study note

Setting — Nehemiah records a census of families returning from Babylon, listing them in sequential order to document the restored community. The words — בְּנֵי־ (benei-) means "descendants of," and it precedes each patriarch's name (Hanan, Giddel, Gahar) to mark patrilineal lineage. The thread — This identical "descendants of [Name]" formula structures the parallel genealogical lists in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7. Why it lands — It requires the reader to track specific family lines to verify tribal identity and land inheritance rights within the post-exilic community.

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