Person Old Testament
Jorah
Also known as Hariph
The descendants of Jorah (or Hariph) were among the exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 2:18.
Why it matters. Ancestor of exiles who returned to Jerusalem
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jorah
Jorah, also called Hariph, was the ancestor of a group of exiles who returned to Jerusalem and Judah from Babylon (Ezr.2.18; Neh.7.24). The return likely took place around 538 BC after the Persian king Cyrus issued a decree allowing the Jews to return to their homeland (Ezr.1.1-4). In the lists of returning exiles, 112 people are identified as descendants of Jorah/Hariph. The different names may reflect variant spellings or perhaps two related family groups. Apart from being listed among the returning exiles, no other details are provided about Jorah/Hariph or his/their descendants.
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.