The listing belongs to the account of the remnant brought back to Jerusalem after the seventy years of captivity. That returned company entered into a covenant, and the enumeration preserves their condition after their return. The names therefore function as part of that post-exilic record of resettlement and covenant faithfulness.
The listing belongs to the account of the remnant brought back to Jerusalem after the seventy years of captivity. That returned company entered into a covenant, and the enumeration preserves their condition after their return. The names therefore function as part of that post-exilic record of resettlement and covenant faithfulness.