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Maghbis

MAGHBIS, or Magbish, or Megbis, Ezr. ii. 30. 1 Esd. v. 21. The Children of Magbish returned from the Captivity, to the Number of one hundred and fifty Persons. Megbis is probably the same as Megabyses; which is a Persian Name.

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Augustin Calmet, O.S.B., “Maghbis,” in Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Complete and Unabridged, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/calmet-dictionary/m/maghbis/.

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