KJV ORIGINAL
The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The descendants of Bezai: 323 people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse records that 323 descendants of a family leader named Bezai returned from exile in Babylon to rebuild Jerusalem.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of a detailed list recording the Jewish families who returned from Babylonian captivity around 538 BC under Zerubbabel's leadership. After 70 years of exile, Persian King Cyrus allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple. These careful records helped establish which families had legitimate claims to property and positions in the restored community.
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