Hashum חָשֻׁם
Ancestor of exiles who returned to Jerusalem.
Who is Hashum in the Bible?
Hashum was an ancestor of a group of Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem following the Babylonian captivity. His descendants are listed among the returnees in both Ezra and Nehemiah, with 223 members of his family recorded in Ezra 2:19 and 328 in Nehemiah 7:22. During Ezra's reforms, some descendants of Hashum were identified among those who had married foreign women and agreed to separate from them (Ezra 10:33). Though Hashum himself is not described in detail, his name appears in the genealogical records that document the restoration of the Jewish community and the re-establishment of proper worship practices in post-exilic Jerusalem.
Biography
Hashum is mentioned as an ancestor of a group of exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity. In the lists of returnees recorded in Ezra and Nehemiah, the descendants of Hashum are numbered at 223 (Ezr.2.19) and 328 (Neh.7.22) respectively. Later, in the time of Ezra, some of the descendants of Hashum were found to have married foreign women and pledged to put them away (Ezr.10.33). No further information about Hashum is provided in the Bible. (Ezr.2.19; 10.33; Neh.7.22).
In Scripture
2 biblical books ; 2 with study contentEzra 2 verses
- Ezra 2:19
"the descendants of Hashum, 223;"
Study Ezra → - Ezra 10:33
"From the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei."
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Nehemiah 1 verse
- Nehemiah 7:22
"the descendants of Hashum, 328;"
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Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script |
|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | חָשֻׁם |
Hashum
.33">Ezr 10:33 (compare 1 Esdras 9:33, "Asom"), members of the same family are named among those who married foreign wives.
(2) One of those who stood on Ezra's left at the reading of the law (Ne 8:4; /APC 1Esdras 9:44, "Lothasubus"). The signer of the covenant (Ne 10:18) is possibly the same.
has-i-de'-anz (Hasidaioi, a transliteration of chacidhim, "the pious," "Puritans"): A name assumed by the orthodox Jews (1 Macc 2:42; 7:13) to distinguish them from the Hellenizing faction described in the Maccabea