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Person Old Testament

Hasupha

Also known as Hasupha =ESV, NIV, KJV; Hashupha =KJV

Hasupha was an ancestor of temple servants who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 2:43.

Why it matters. Ancestor of temple servants who returned from exile.

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Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Hasupha

Hasupha is mentioned as an ancestor of a group of temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity. The temple servants were a class of people assigned to assist the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. In the lists of returnees recorded in Ezra and Nehemiah, the descendants of Hasupha are mentioned among the temple servants. No further information about Hasupha is provided in the Bible. (Ezr.2.43; Neh.7.46).

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.

  • Ezra (1 verse)

    2:43

  • Nehemiah (1 verse)

    7:46

Record type: Person. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.