A place whose people returned from Babylonian exile
Magbish
Named in 1 verse of Ezra, first in Ezra 2:30.
מַגְבִּישׁMagbish
The name means “excelling; height.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Magbish Written by AI
Magbish is mentioned in Ezra 2:30 in the context of the list of people who returned to Judah from Babylonian exile. The verse states that the sons of Magbish numbered 156. No further details about the location or significance of Magbish are provided in the Bible. It is possible that Magbish was a town or region in Babylonia where some of the exiled Judahites had settled, but this is not specified in the text.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names it
- Ezra 2:30
the descendants of Magbish, 156;
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.