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Besai

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Besay', בֵּסִי, subjugator, from בּוּס; or, according to Bohlen, from Sanscrit bagaya, victory; Sept. Βασί, and Βησί v. r. Βησεί ), one of the family-heads of the Nethinim whose posterity returned from Babylon (Ezra 2:49; Nehemiah 7:52). B.C. ante 536.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Besai'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/besai.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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