Levite living at the time of Exile and Return
Pashhur, the ancestor of a priestly family that returned from Babylonian exile.
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Also known as Pashur
Pashhur was the ancestor of a priestly family that returned to Judah from Babylonian exile. In Ezr.2.38 and Neh.7.41, the descendants of Pashhur are listed among the priests who returned to Jerusalem. 1Ch.9.12 mentions Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, as one of the priests who settled in Jerusalem. Neh.11.12 also lists Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, among the priests living in Jerusalem. In Ezr.10.22, descendants of Pashhur are named among those who had married foreign women, which was a violation of the Law. The Pashhur family was one of the important priestly clans in the post-exilic community in Judah.
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5 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H6583
Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
the descendants of Pashhur, 1,247;
and their associates who did the work at the temple—822 men; Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah;
Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.