And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
Among the priests were the descendants of Habaiah, the descendants of Koz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and took on their family name).
This verse lists three priestly families, including one that changed their name through marriage to honor their wife's prominent family.
📚 Historical Context
This appears in Nehemiah's record of the Jewish exiles who returned from Babylon to rebuild Jerusalem. The priests needed to prove their genealogy to serve in the temple, but some families had incomplete records. Barzillai the Gileadite was a wealthy man who had helped King David during his exile, making his family name prestigious and worth adopting.
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