Bilgah

  1. The head of the 15th of 24 divisions of priests King David assigned to official duties in the temple (1 Chronicles 24:14).

  2. A priest who returned to Jerusalem under Zerubbabel’s leadership after the exile in Babylon (Nehemiah 12:18). He may be the Bilgai in Nehemiah 10:8. See Bilgai.

People and places

Bilgah: Priest who returned from exile and sealed the covenant Bilgah: Head of a priestly division in David's time