Tel Harsa
/tel-HAR-suh/
Summary
Tel-harsa was a Babylonian town from which exiles returned who could not prove their Israelite ancestry.
☩Exiles from Tel-harsa
Tel-harsa (also called Tel-harsha) was one of the Babylonian localities from which certain families returned to Judah with Zerubbabel but could not prove their genealogy to establish their Israelite descent. These included the families of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda. The name means 'mound of the craftsman' or 'mound of the forest.'
Key verses:Ezra 2:59Nehemiah 7:61
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Nehemiah· 1 verse