Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Bakbuk was the ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned from exile.
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Bakbuk is mentioned in Ezr.2.51 and Neh.7.53 as the ancestor of a family of temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity. 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.
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(bottle). “Children of Bakkuk” were among the Nethinim who returned from captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:51; Nehemiah 7:53) (B.C. before 536).
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2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H1227
the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
the descendants of Bakbuk, the descendants of Hakupha, the descendants of Harhur,
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