Person Old Testament
Harsha
Harsha was an ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylonian exile. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 2:52.
Why it matters. Ancestor of temple servants who returned from exile.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Harsha
Harsha is mentioned as an ancestor of a group of temple servants, also known as Nethinim, who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. The Nethinim were assigned to assist the Levites in the service of the temple. Harsha's descendants were among the 392 Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel, as recorded in the lists found in Ezra and Nehemiah. No further information about Harsha is provided in the Bible. (Ezr.2.52; Neh.7.54).
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.