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Besai

בֵּסָי/BEE-sye/

“Subjugator, or downtrodden”

Summary

Ancestor of a family of temple servants (Nethinim) who returned from the Babylonian exile.

☩Temple Servants

Besai was the ancestor of a family of Nethinim (temple servants) whose descendants returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the Babylonian captivity.

Key verses:Ezra 2:49Nehemiah 7:52

Related Verses2 mentions

Ezra· 1 verse

2:49

Nehemiah· 1 verse

7:52

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Besai," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).