Sotai was the ancestor of a family descended from Solomon’s servants who returned from captivity with Zerubbabel.
Definition
Sotai was the ancestor of a family descended from Solomon’s servants.
Biblical Usage
The children of Sotai are listed among those who returned from captivity with Zerubbabel in Ezra and Nehemiah.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(changeful). The children of Sotai were a family of the descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:55; Nehemiah 7:57) (B.C. before 536.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>so'-ti, so'-ta-i, so-ta'-i (coTay): One of those who returned from captivity, being descendants of Solomon's servants (Ezr 2:55; Ne 7:57).</p>