Ami
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AMI is an individual identified in Nehemiah 7:59 as belonging to the group of Solomon's servants who returned from Babylonian exile.
What is the meaning of Ami in the Bible?
AMI is an individual identified in Nehemiah 7:59 as belonging to the group of Solomon's servants who returned from Babylonian exile.
SIGNIFICANCE
Recognizing AMI as part of the 'Solomon's servants' group helps readers distinguish between different categories of returnees in the census lists, clarifying the social structure and lineage of the post-exilic community described in Ezra and Nehemiah.
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Source Attribution & Provenance
Built upon the 1915 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) and Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897). Entries have been editorially modernized, checked for academic truthfulness, and formatted for fast contextual reference.