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(historical, chiefly in the plural) A kind of officer or overseer among the Ancient Israelites..
The most important business of the shoterim was to keep the genealogical registers; to record accurately the marriages, births, and deaths among the people; and, probably, as they kept the rolls of families, to apportion the public burdens and services on the people individually.
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Shoter means (historical, chiefly in the plural) A kind of officer or overseer among the Ancient Israelites..
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The most important business of the shoterim was to keep the genealogical registers; to record accurately the marriages, births, and deaths among the people; and, probably, as they kept the rolls of families, to apportion the public burdens and services on the people individually.
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