Ezra 2:62 meaning and explanation
These men searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean.
Ezra 2:62, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezra has just listed the exiles who returned from Babylon under Zerubbabel. Among them were men who claimed priestly descent, including the family of Hakkoz and Barzillai, but when they searched the genealogical records they could not find their names.
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