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Akkub

Disambiguation

The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Akkub. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.The head of one of the families of Nethinim (Ezra 2:45).
  2. 2.A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon (1 Chr.
  3. 3.A descendant of David (1 Chr.

(another form of Jacob).

  1. Akkub (1)

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    The head of one of the families of Nethinim (Ezra 2:45).

  2. Akkub (2)

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    A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon (1 Chr. 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45).

  3. Akkub (3)

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    A descendant of David (1 Chr. 3:24).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(insidious).

A descendant of Zerubbabel and son of Elioenai. (1 Chronicles 3:24) One of the porters or doorkeepers at the east gate of the temple. (B.C. 636-440.) One of the Nethinim, whole family returned with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:45) (B.C. 536.) A Levite who assisted Ezra in expounding the law to the people. (Nehemiah 8:7)

In the Bible

8

Verses where Akkub is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 3:24

    The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.

  • 1 Chronicles 9:17

    These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;

  • Ezra 2:42

    The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.

  • Ezra 2:45

    the descendants of Lebanah, the descendants of Hagabah, the descendants of Akkub,

  • Nehemiah 7:45

    The gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.

  • Nehemiah 8:7

    The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.

+2 more verses naming Akkub.

Scripture on Akkub

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Entries that reference Akkub

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Akkub references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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