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bē´sı̄ ( בּסי , bēṣay , "downtrodden"): The descendants of Besai (Nethinim) returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:49; Nehemiah 7:52 = Basthai, 1 Esdras 5:31).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Besai'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​b/besai.html. 1915.
 
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