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Nehemiah 7:64-66
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64 These people could not find any lists to show who their ancestors were. Because of this, they could not serve God as priests.[a] 65 The officer who ruled in Judah said that they must not eat the priests' special food. They must wait until there was a priest who could use the Urim and Thummim to decide the right thing to do.[b]

66 The number of all the people who returned to Judea was 42,360.

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  1. 7:64 Priests had to be descendants of Aaron.
  2. 7:65 The Urim and Thummim were special stones. God used them to show the priests what he wanted.
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Nehemiah 7:64-66
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64 These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65 The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.(A)

66 The whole company numbered 42,360,

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