Temah תָּ֑מַח

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Ancestor of a family of temple servants

Biography

Temah 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 the Babylonian exile. The temple servants were a group of non-Israelites who assisted the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. Temah's descendants were among those who returned with Zerubbabel to help rebuild the temple and restore worship in Jerusalem.

In Scripture

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Ezra 1 verse

Ezra 2:53

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

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	תָּ֑מַח	H8547

Encyclopedia Article

Temah

ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)

): The family name of a company of Nethinim (Ezr 2:53).

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te'-man (teman, "on the right," i.e. "south"; Thaiman): The name of a district and town in the land of Edom, named after Teman the grandson of Esau, the son of his firstborn, Eliphaz (Ge 3

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