The enumeration of procession participants continues to expand the listing, demonstrating the ongoing breadth of participation in the dedication ceremony and the extent of representation from across the post-exilic community. The detailed specification of additional participants ensures that the historical record comprehensively captures the scope of this major community event. The accumulated enumeration throughout the section demonstrates that the dedication ceremony achieved sufficient importance to involve extensive participation from multiple communities and social groups. The continuation of the enumeration demonstrates the principle that post-exilic community identity was expressed through major ceremonial events involving broad-based participation.

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