Keraia
People

Hashum

Hashum was an ancestor of exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon.

The name Hashum means “silence; their hasting”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books3 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:19; only referred to as Hashum (חָשֻׁם).

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Hashum

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Mentions

  1. Ezra 2:19
    …the descendants of Hashum, 223;
  2. Ezra 10:33
    From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei.
  3. Nehemiah 7:22
    …the descendants of Hashum, 328;