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Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve ° bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.
New Defender's Study Bible Notes
8:35 twelve bullocks. The fact that twelve bullocks were offered “for all Israel” would indicate that all twelve tribes were represented among the exiles who returned from Babylon. Modern “Jews” descended from them, therefore, include all the tribes, not just Judah, Benjamin and Levi, as some think.