Person Old Testament
Barkos
Barkos was the ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned from Babylonian captivity. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 2:53.
Why it matters. Ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned from exile.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Barkos
Barkos is mentioned in Ezr.2.53 and Neh.7.55 as the ancestor of a family of temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. The temple servants were a group of people assigned to assist the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. The lists in Ezra and Nehemiah record the names of the families who returned to Judah to resettle and rebuild the temple.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.