Barkos בַּרְקוֹס

Male H1302 2 books

Ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned from exile.

Biography

Barkos is mentioned in Ezr.2.53 and Neh.7.55 as the ancestor of a family of temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. The temple servants were a group of people assigned to assist the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. The lists in Ezra and Nehemiah record the names of the families who returned to Judah to resettle and rebuild the temple.

In Scripture

2 biblical books ; 2 with study content

Ezra 1 verse Study available

Ezra 2:53

"the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,"
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Nehemiah 1 verse Study available

Nehemiah 7:55

"the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Temah,"
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Names & Aliases

Form	Language	Script	Strong's
Named	Hebrew	בַּרְקוֹס	H1302

Encyclopedia Article

Barkos

ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)

Ref="Bible:Neh.7.55">Ne 7:55). Compare Barchus (1 Esdras 5:32).

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(1) In the Bible, as in modern times, barley was a characteristic product of Palestine--"a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees," etc. (De 8:8),

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