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Barkos

בַּרְקוֹס/BAR-kos/

“Perhaps 'painter' or 'party-colored'”

Summary

The ancestor of a family of Nethinim (temple servants) who returned from the Babylonian exile.

☩Post-Exilic Return

The descendants of Barkos were among the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon to Jerusalem. The Nethinim were temple servants who assisted the Levites in the work of the sanctuary.

Key verses:Ezra 2:53Nehemiah 7:55

Related Verses2 mentions

Ezra· 1 verse

2:53

Nehemiah· 1 verse

7:55

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Barkos," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).