Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Harsha was an ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylonian exile.
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Harsha is mentioned as an ancestor of a group of temple servants, also known as Nethinim, who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. The Nethinim were assigned to assist the Levites in the service of the temple. Harsha's descendants were among the 392 Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel, as recorded in the lists found in Ezra and Nehemiah. No further information about Harsha is provided in the Bible. (Ezr.2.52; Neh.7.54).
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(deaf). Bene-Harsha were among the families of Nethinim who came back from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:52; Nehemiah 7:54)
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2 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H2797
the descendants of Bazluth, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
the descendants of Bazlith, the descendants of Mehida, the descendants of Harsha,
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