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Bible Encyclopedias
Bebai (2)
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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- Name of a family, of whom, according to Ezra 2:11 and I Esd. 5:13,623 returned with Zerubbabel. According to Nehemiah 7:16, their number was 628. Twenty-eight more came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:11). Four of the Bene Bebai married foreign wives (Ezra 10:28; I Esd. 9:29). A Bebai signed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:15). The name "Biba" has been found on a tablet from Nippur (see "Cuneiform Texts," ed. Hilprecht, 9:27).
- A place mentioned in Judith 15:4, location unknown.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Bebai (2)'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/b/bebai-2.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Bebai (2)'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/b/bebai-2.html. 1901.
