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60 The total of the temple slaves and the sons of Solomon’s slaves; three hundred and ninety-two.

61 The following were those who returned from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer but were unable to prove that their families were of Israelite descent:[a] 62 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, and the sons of Nekoda, numbering six hundred and forty-two.

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  1. Nehemiah 7:61 Prove . . . Israelite descent: having proof of one’s lineage as a descendant of Abraham (i.e., one of God’s people) was of utmost importance.