“And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males.”
Those of Bebai are enumerated under the leadership of Zechariah and Jahiel with twenty-eight male relatives. The smaller size of some family groups reflects varied diaspora circumstances and suggests that some lineages had been more dramatically affected by the exile or circumstances of dispersion. This verse demonstrates that the return was not universal but drew differently from different populations and regions.
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