Topic
Harim
13 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.
- 1 Chronicles 24:8Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A priest
The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
- Ezra 2:39Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. An Israelite whose descendants returned from Babylon
The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
- Nehemiah 7:35Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. An Israelite whose descendants returned from Babylon
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
- Nehemiah 7:42Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. An Israelite whose descendants returned from Babylon
The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
- Ezra 2:32Easton · ISBE · Nave 2. An Israelite whose descendants returned from Babylon
The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
- Ezra 10:31Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. An Israelite whose descendants returned from Babylon
And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
- Nehemiah 10:27Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. The men who sealed the covenant
Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
- Nehemiah 3:11Easton · ISBE
Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces.
- Nehemiah 10:5ISBE · Nave 3. The men who sealed the covenant
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
- Nehemiah 12:15ISBE · Nave 3. The men who sealed the covenant
Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
- Ezra 10:21ISBE
And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
- Nehemiah 12:3ISBE
Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
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- Nehemiah 12:16 Smith
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 8 references
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 7 references
- 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.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 12 references
ha'-rim (charim): A family name.
(1) A non-priestly family that returned from captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:32; Ne 7:35); mentioned among those who married foreign wives (Ezr 10:31); also mentioned among those who renewed the covenant (Ne 10:27).
(2) A priestly family returning with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:39; Ne 7:42; 12:3,15 (see REHUM)); members of this family covenanted to put away their foreign wives (Ezr 10:21; Ne 10:5). A family of this name appears as the third of the priestly courses in the days of David and Solomon (1Ch 24:8).
(3) In Ne 3:11 is mentioned Malchijah, son of Harim, one of the wall-builders. Which family is here designated is uncertain.
W. N. Stearns
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.