Immer
Ancestor of the priestly line
Även känd som: Imm
Immer was a priest who became the ancestor of one of the major priestly lines in Israel. His descendants served in the temple and were among those who returned from the Babylonian exile. The family of Immer is mentioned several times in Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah.
Familj
Nyckelhändelser
Appointed to the 16th priestly division
During King David's organization of the priesthood, Immer's family was assigned the sixteenth division among the twenty-four priestly divisions.
Descendants return from exile
After the Babylonian exile, 1,052 of Immer's descendants returned to Jerusalem under Zerubbabel's leadership.
Immer's descendants in Nehemiah's register
In Nehemiah's list of those who returned from Babylon, Immer's sons are recorded as numbering 1,052.
Priests from the family of Immer who had taken foreign wives
Some of Immer's descendants were among the priests who had married foreign women and had to separate from them during Ezra's reforms.
Pashhur, son of Immer, with the prophet Jeremiah
Pashhur, son of the priest Immer and overseer in the temple, struck the prophet Jeremiah and put him in stocks because he prophesied about Jerusalem's destruction.
Immer's descendants settle in Jerusalem
After returning from exile, some of Immer's descendants settled in Jerusalem and served as priests in the rebuilt temple.