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Bigvai

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Big'va-i. (happy).

1. "Children of Bigvai," 2056 (Nehemiah, 2067) in number, returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel, Ezra 2:14; Nehemiah 7:19, and 72 of them, at a later date with Ezra. Ezra 8:14. (B.C. 536).

2. Apparently, one of the chiefs of Zerubbabel's expedition, Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7, whose family, afterwards, signed the covenant. Nehemiah 10:16. (B.C. 410).

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Bigvai'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​b/bigvai.html. 1901.
 
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