“Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.”
The enumeration continues: "...besides their male and female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven; and they had two hundred forty-five singers, male and female." The mention of servants (slaves or servants of the returnees) indicates that the population included people of servile status acquired or maintained from the pre-exile period. The singers (245 total, both male and female) indicates that temple music involved both men and women in various roles.
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