Nehemiah 11:12

And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

Nehemiah 11:12 belongs to Nehemiah's account of the remnant who returned to Jerusalem after the seventy years of captivity. It describes their condition as they resettled the city and entered into a covenant. It stands within that connected history of return, resettlement, and covenant renewal.

It is part of the Bible's record of life in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. The history of that period is among the subjects addressed by archaeological discoveries.