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Bilgah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Bilgah was the head of the fifteenth priestly course for temple service. The name was also borne by a priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel.
Biblical Usage
Bilgah appears in the organization of the priestly courses and in the postexilic list of priests returning with Zerubbabel. The name is explained in the supplied material as “cheerful” or “first-born.”
Scripture References
1 Chronicles 24:14 Nehemiah 12:5 Nehemiah 12:18