Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Uthai, along with Zabbud, led a group returning to Jerusalem with Ezra.
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Uthai was one of the exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon with Ezra the scribe. He, along with Zabbud, is recorded as leading a group of 70 males of the descendants of Bigvai in this return journey. This took place during the reign of King Artaxerxes of Persia, who commissioned Ezra to lead a group back to Judah to reestablish worship and law according to the Torah. Uthai was part of this important group helping to restore Jewish life in Jerusalem after the exile.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H5793
and from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
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