Topic
Barkos
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ezra 2:53Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A Jew whose descendants returned from exile
The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
- Nehemiah 7:55Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave A Jew whose descendants returned from exile
The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
- 1 Esdras 5:32ISBE
The sons of Meeda, the sons of Coutha, the sons of Charea, the sons of Charcus, the sons of Aserer, the sons of Thomoi, the sons of Nasith, the sons of Atipha.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
bar'-kos (barqoc, "party-colored" (?) compare Gray, Studies in Hebrew Proper Names, 68, note 2): The descendants of Barkos returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezr 2:53; Ne 7:55). Compare Barchus (1 Esdras 5:32).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.