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People

Parosh

Parosh was the head of a family that returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile, some of whom married foreign women.

The name Parosh means “a flea; the fruit of a moth”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books3 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:3; only referred to as Parosh (פַּרְעֹשׁ).

Glossary entries

Parosh

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Mentions

  1. Ezra 2:3
    …the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;
  2. Ezra 10:25
    And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.
  3. Nehemiah 7:8
    …the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;