Parosh

Parosh, first mentioned in Ezra 2:3, lived during the time of exile and return.

About Parosh

Head of a family who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the Babylonian exile (Ezr 2:3; Neh 7:8). One of his descendants, Pedaiah, participated in rebuilding the Jerusalem wall (Neh 3:25); other descendants are mentioned as having taken foreign wives (Ezr 10:25).

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Key References

Ezra 2:3

the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

Ezra 10:25

And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.

Nehemiah 7:8

the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

All Scripture References (3)

Ezra (2)
Ezra 2:3

the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;

Ezra 10:25

And among the other Israelites, from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah.

Nehemiah (1)
Nehemiah 7:8

the descendants of Parosh, 2,172;