A place whose people returned from Babylonian exile.
Harim
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Ezra 2:32.
חָרִםHarim
The name means “destroyed; dedicated to God.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Harim Written by AI
Harim was a place mentioned in the lists of people who returned to Judah from Babylonian exile. According to Ezra and Nehemiah, 320 men from Harim returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem and Judah. The exact location of Harim is unknown, but it was likely a town or village in Judah or Benjamin. No further information about this place is provided in the Bible. (Ezra 2:32; Nehemiah 7:35).
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Harim, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Flat-nosed. (1.) The head of the second course of priests (1 Chr. 24:8). (2.) Ezra 2:32, 39; Neh. 7:35, 42. (3.) Neh. 3:11. (4.) 12:3. (5.) 10:5
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
- Ezra 2:32
the descendants of Harim, 320;
- Nehemiah 7:35
the descendants of Harim, 320;
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.