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Solomon's Servant
Also known as: Perida
Peruda (also called Perida) was one of Solomon's servants whose descendants returned from the Babylonian exile to Jerusalem. He is mentioned in the lists of those who returned with Zerubbabel. His significance lies in representing the continuity between Solomon's kingdom and the rebuilt nation after the exile.
Key events
Mentioned among the descendants of Solomon's servants in Ezra
Peruda's descendants are listed among those who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem after the exile, as part of the descendants of Solomon's servants.
Mentioned as Perida in Nehemiah
In Nehemiah's list of those who returned from exile, he is mentioned under the name form Perida, among the descendants of Solomon's servants.
Number of descendants of Solomon's servants in Ezra
The total number of descendants of Solomon's servants and temple servants who returned was 392 people.
Number of descendants of Solomon's servants in Nehemiah
Nehemiah's parallel list confirms that the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon's servants together totaled 392 people.