Keraia
People

Bigvai

Bigvai was an ancestor of over 2,000 individuals who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity.

The name Bigvai means “in my body”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books3 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:14; only referred to as Bigvai (בִּגְוַי).

Glossary entries

Bigvai

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Mentions

  1. Ezra 2:14
    …the descendants of Bigvai, 2,056;
  2. Ezra 8:14
    …and from the descendants of Bigvai, both Uthai and Zaccur, and with them 70 men.
  3. Nehemiah 7:19
    …the descendants of Bigvai, 2,067;