Jaala (also spelled Jaala/Jaali) was the ancestor of a family of descendants of Solomon's servants who returned from the Babylonian exile to Jerusalem. The family is mentioned in the lists of those who returned with Zerubbabel. Jaala represents the faithful families that preserved their identity through the exile and participated in the rebuilding of the Jewish community.
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Mentioned among the descendants of Solomon's servants in the book of Ezra
Jaala's family is listed among the descendants of Solomon's servants who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem after the exile.
1These are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away, and who returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
7They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
The descendants of Solomon's servants, including the family of Jaala, were counted among the temple servants (Nethinim) and had special duties related to the temple.