Ziha
/ZYE-hah/
Summary
The name of two temple servants whose descendants returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel.
☩Temple Servants
Ziha appears as the head of a family of Nethinim (temple servants) who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Another Ziha, possibly the same person or a descendant, served as one of the overseers of the Nethinim living in Ophel after the exile.
Key verses:Ezra 2:43Nehemiah 7:46Nehemiah 11:21
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ziha," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ziha," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).