Bakbakkar

Levite in Jerusalem after the exile

PaluuPriestc. 500s BC

Bakbakkar was a Levite mentioned in 1 Chronicles among those who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He belonged to the Levitical line and played a role in rebuilding religious life in Jerusalem. He is mentioned only once in the Bible, in a genealogy of returning Levites.

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Mentioned among the Levites in Jerusalem

Bakbakkar is listed among the Levites who settled in Jerusalem after returning from the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned in a list along with other Levites such as Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah.

1. Aik. 9:15 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;

וּבַקְבַּקַּ֥ר חֶ֖רֶשׁ וְגָלָ֑ל וּמַתַּנְיָה֙ בֶּן־מִיכָ֔א בֶּן־זִכְרִ֖י בֶּן־אָסָֽף׃ ‬

Rebuilding of religious life

As one of the Levites who returned to Jerusalem, Bakbakkar contributed to restoring temple service and religious life after the exile.

1. Aik. 9:14 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

14From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, of the descendants of Merari;

וּמִֽן־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה בֶן־חַשּׁ֛וּב בֶּן־עַזְרִיקָ֥ם בֶּן־חֲשַׁבְיָ֖ה מִן־בְּנֵ֥י מְרָרִֽי׃ ‬

1. Aik. 9:15 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

15Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;

וּבַקְבַּקַּ֥ר חֶ֖רֶשׁ וְגָלָ֑ל וּמַתַּנְיָה֙ בֶּן־מִיכָ֔א בֶּן־זִכְרִ֖י בֶּן־אָסָֽף׃ ‬

1. Aik. 9:16 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

16Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.

וְעֹבַדְיָה֙ בֶּֽן־שְׁמַֽעְיָ֔ה בֶּן־גָּלָ֖ל בֶּן־יְדוּת֑וּן וּבֶרֶכְיָ֤ה בֶן־אָסָא֙ בֶּן־אֶלְקָנָ֔ה הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּחַצְרֵ֥י נְטוֹפָתִֽי׃ ‬

The Service of the Levites in the Temple

Bakbakkar was part of the group of Levites who were given responsibility for various services in the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem.

1. Aik. 9:17 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

17The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, and Ahiman; their kinsman Shallum was the chief.

וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים֙ שַׁלּ֣וּם וְעַקּ֔וּב וְטַלְמֹ֖ן וַאֲחִימָ֑ן וַאֲחִיהֶ֥ם שַׁלּ֖וּם הָרֹֽאשׁ׃ ‬

1. Aik. 9:18 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

18To this day he is stationed at the King's Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers belonging to the camps of the Levites.

וְֽעַד־הֵ֔נָּה בְּשַׁ֥עַר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מִזְרָ֑חָה הֵ֚מָּה הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים לְמַחֲנ֖וֹת בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃ ‬

1. Aik. 9:19 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

19Shallum son of Kore, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, and his kinsmen of his ancestral house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, guarding the thresholds of the tent, just as their fathers had guarded the entrance to the camp of the LORD.

וְשַׁלּ֣וּם בֶּן־ק֠וֹרֵא בֶּן־אֶבְיָסָ֨ף בֶּן־קֹ֜רַח וְֽאֶחָ֧יו לְבֵית־אָבִ֣יו הַקָּרְחִ֗ים עַ֚ל מְלֶ֣אכֶת הָעֲבוֹדָ֔ה שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסִּפִּ֖ים לָאֹ֑הֶל וַאֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙ עַל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה שֹׁמְרֵ֖י הַמָּבֽוֹא׃ ‬

Settling in Jerusalem after the Exile

After the Babylonian captivity, many Israelites returned to their cities, and the Levites, including Bakbakkar, settled in Jerusalem to serve at the temple.

1. Aik. 9:1 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

1So all Israel was registered by genealogy, and these are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel. And Judah was carried away into exile to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּ וְהִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֔ים עַל־סֵ֖פֶר מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וִיהוּדָ֛ה הָגְל֥וּ לְבָבֶ֖ל בְּמַעֲלָֽם׃ ס ‬

1. Aik. 9:2 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

2The first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were Israelites, priests, Levites, and temple servants.

וְהַיּוֹשְׁבִים֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּאֲחֻזָּתָ֖ם בְּעָרֵיהֶ֑ם יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים הַלְוִיִּ֖ם וְהַנְּתִינִֽים׃ ‬

1. Aik. 9:3 Näytä asiayhteydessä →

3In Jerusalem there lived some of the descendants of Judah, of Benjamin, and of Ephraim and Manasseh:

וּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ יָשְׁב֔וּ מִן־בְּנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה וּמִן־בְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן וּמִן־בְּנֵ֥י אֶפְרַ֖יִם וּמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃ ‬

Mainittu Raamatussa (1)

1. Aikakirja 9:15