Ancestor of temple workers who returned from exile
Le retourLeaderc. 500s BC
Nekoda is mentioned in the biblical lists of those who returned from the Babylonian exile. The name appears in two contexts: as an ancestor of a group of temple servants (netinim), and as an ancestor of a group that could not prove their Israelite origin. Nekoda is a lesser-known figure but represents the many unnamed families who participated in rebuilding Israel's community after the exile.
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Descendants of Nekoda in the list of temple servants
The descendants of Nekoda are listed among the temple servants (netinim) who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel.
59These are the ones who came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove their ancestral houses or their descent, whether they were from Israel:
61The following came up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families and their descent were from Israel:
1These are the people of the province who came up out of the captivity of the exiles, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away to Babylon. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town.
2They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: