Topic
Besai
3 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ezra 2:49Smith · ISBE · Nave One of the Nethinim
The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
- Nehemiah 7:52Smith · ISBE · Nave One of the Nethinim
The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
- 1 Esdras 5:31ISBE
The sons of Airus, the sons of Daisan, the sons of Noeba, the sons of Chaseba, the sons of Gazera, the sons of Azia, the sons of Phinees, the sons of Azare, the sons of Bastai, the sons of Asana, the sons of Meani, the sons of Naphisi, the sons of Acub,…
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
be'-si (becay, "downtrodden"): The descendants of Besai (Nethinim) returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezr 2:49; Ne 7:52 = Basthai, 1 Esdras 5:31).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.