Gispa
גִּשְׁפָּא/GIS-puh/
“Flattery or hearkening”
Summary
One of two overseers of the Nethinim who lived in the Ophel area of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
☩Biblical Reference
Gispa served alongside Ziha as an overseer of the Nethinim (temple servants) who dwelt in Ophel, the southern section of Jerusalem's eastern hill. Whether Gispa himself was a Nethinim or simply appointed to supervise them is not stated, though his association with Ziha, who was of that class, suggests he likely was as well.
Key verses:Nehemiah 11:21
Related Verses1 mention
Nehemiah· 1 verse
References
- 1.George Morrish, "Gispa," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 2.John McClintock and James Strong, "Gispa," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).