believed to be the one described in Nehemiah 9-10, and other statements regarding it prove that the Amoraim accepted this identification as a matter of course. According to Yoel Bin Nun, a total of 120 names are recorded among those returning to Judea with Zerubbabel , another 120 in , and another 120 in , suggesting that throughout this period some kind of forum with 120 members was used to represent the people.

Time period

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