Nehemiah 7:63 meaning and explanation
And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
Nehemiah 7:63, Berean Standard Bible
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Nehemiah has assembled the returned exiles by genealogy, and here he lists priests whose family records could not be verified. One line, the Barzillai family, had taken its name from a Gileadite ancestor through marriage rather than descent, so their priestly claim could not be traced.
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