Zaccur

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

  1. A Reubenite and father of Shammua. Shammua was one of the 12 spies who explored Canaan (Numbers 13:4).

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  2. A Simeonite who was the son of Hammuel and the father of Shimei (1 Chronicles 4:26).

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  3. One of the descendants of Merari in the record of the divisions of the priests (1 Chronicles 24:27).

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  4. One of the sons of Asaph who had responsibilities for service in the temple(1 Chronicles 25:2). David assigned Zaccur and his sons and brothers the third lot among the various duties for the temple musicians (1 Chronicles 25:10). Descendants of Zaccur were present at the dedication of the city wall following the exile (Nehemiah 12:35).

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  5. One of the descendants of Bigvai who returned to Jerusalem with Ezra (Ezra 8:14).

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  6. A son of Imri who worked on repairing the wall of Jerusalem in the area of the Sheep Gate (Nehemiah 3:2).

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  7. One of the Levites who signed the covenant of Nehemiah to obey the law of God (Nehemiah 10:12).

  8. A son of Mattaniah and father of Hanan. Hanan was the assistant to the storehouse treasurers during the time of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 13:13). Some have suggested that he is the same person as #7 above.

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From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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