Head of a priestly division in David's time
Bilgah
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 24:14.
בִּלְגָּהBilgah
The name means “ancient countenance.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Bilgah Written by AI
Bilgah was a priest who served as the head of the fifteenth division of priests during the reign of King David (1Ch. 24:14). David, along with Zadok and Ahimelech, divided the descendants of Aaron into twenty-four divisions for the purpose of organizing their service in the temple. Each division was responsible for ministering in the temple for a specific period of time throughout the year. The division of the priests ensured a systematic and orderly approach to the temple service, with each group fulfilling their duties in turn. Bilgah's position as the head of the fifteenth division highlights the importance of the priestly role in maintaining the spiritual life of the nation and the centrality of the temple in Israelite worship.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Bilgah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Cheerful. (1.) The head of the fifteenth sacerdotal course for the temple service (1 Chr. 24:14). (2.) A priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:5, 18).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 1 Chronicles 24:14
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.