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Nehemiah 7:61-63
New Catholic Bible
Nehemiah 7:61-63
New Catholic Bible
61 The following were those who returned from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families were of Israelite descent:[a] 62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, numbering six hundred and forty-two. 63 Also, among the priests: the sons of Hobaiah, the sons of Hakkoz, and the sons of Barzillai (he had married one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and adopted that name).
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- Nehemiah 7:61 Prove . . . Israelite descent: having proof of one’s lineage as a descendant of Abraham (i.e., one of God’s people) was of utmost importance.
