Encyclopedia entry
Harim
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 5 distinct subjects under Harim. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Flat-nosed.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(flat-nosed).
A priest who had charge of the third division in the house of God. (1 Chronicles 24:8) (B.C. 1014.) Bene-Harim, probably descendants of the above, to the number of 1017, came from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:39; Nehemiah 7:42) (B.C. 536.) It further occurs in a list of the families of priests “who went up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua,” and of those who were their descendants in the next generation. (Nehemiah 12:16) Another family of Bene-Harim, 320 in number, came from the captivity in the same caravan. (Ezra 2:82; Nehemiah 7:35) (B.C. 536.) They also appear among those who had married foreign wives, (Ezra 10:31) as well as those who sealed the covenant- (Nehemiah 10:27) (B.C. 410.)
In the Bible
11
Verses where Harim is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 24:8
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
- Ezra 2:32
the descendants of Harim, 320;
- Ezra 2:39
and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.
- Ezra 10:21
From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.
- Ezra 10:31
From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
- Nehemiah 3:11
Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired another section, as well as the Tower of the Ovens.
+5 more verses naming Harim.
Scripture on Harim
7
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Entries that reference Harim
13
Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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