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Jaalah

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Jaalah was one of the families or persons whose descendants returned from the Babylonian captivity. The name means “wild goat.”

Definition

Jaalah, meaning “wild goat,” was the name of a person or family listed among those connected with the return from Babylonian captivity.

Biblical Usage

Jaalah appears in the post-exilic list recorded in Ezra.

Scripture References

Historical Bible Dictionaries

Smith's Bible Dictionary
(wild goat). (Ezra 2:56)
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