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498 B
from the captivity, the people of exile
These are the Jewish people who were taken captive and resettled in Babylon and choose to come back to Judea and Jerusalem.
twelve...ninety-six...eventy-seven
six...eventy-seven** - 12, 96 and 77. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)
governors beyond the River
These were the Babylonian officials managing the people east of the Euphrates River which included those residing in Judea.
God's house
The temple.