Bezai

BEZAI be'-za-i (betsay, "shining"(?)):

(1) A chief who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:18).

(2) The descendants of Bezai returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (323, Ezra 2:17; 324, Nehemiah 7:23 = Bassai, 1 Esdras 5:16).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BEZAI'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.