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Bakbukiah was a Levite who held leadership roles in Jerusalem after the exile.
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Bakbukiah was a Levite who served in various roles in Jerusalem after the return from Babylonian exile. In Neh.11.17, he is described as the second among his brothers and one who gave thanks in prayer. This suggests he had a leadership role in worship. In Neh.12.9, Bakbukiah is listed along with other Levites who had responsibilities over the thanksgiving choirs. Later, in Neh.12.25, he is mentioned as one of the gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. These references indicate that Bakbukiah was a prominent Levite who held multiple positions related to temple service and worship in the post-exilic community.
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(wasting of Jehovah), a Levite in the time of Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 11:17; 12:9) (B.C. before 536.)
BAKBUKI'AH (destruction from Jehovah), a Levite, Neh 11:17; Neh 12:9, Neh 12:25. Arabian Bake Oven. ( After Niebuhr.) BAKE The business of baking in early times was principally, if not exclusively, the work of women. Lev 26:26; 1 Sam 8:13; 2 Sam 13:8; Jer 7:18. In Rome, as Pliny tells us, there was no such thing as a public baker for 580 years. It seems probable from Jer 37:21 and Hos 7:4-7 that public bakers were known in their day, and inhabited a particular section of the city of Jerusalem. See Bread, Oven.
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3 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H1229
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
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