Person Old Testament
Pashhur
Also known as Pashhur =ESV, NIV; Pashur =KJV
Pashhur, the ancestor of a priestly family that returned from Babylonian exile. Mentioned in 5 verses across 3 books, first at 1 Chronicles 9:12.
Why it matters. Head of a priestly family that returned from exile
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Pashhur
Pashhur was the ancestor of a priestly family that returned to Judah from Babylonian exile. In Ezr.2.38 and Neh.7.41, the descendants of Pashhur are listed among the priests who returned to Jerusalem. 1Ch.9.12 mentions Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, as one of the priests who settled in Jerusalem. Neh.11.12 also lists Adaiah the son of Jeroham, son of Pashhur, among the priests living in Jerusalem. In Ezr.10.22, descendants of Pashhur are named among those who had married foreign women, which was a violation of the Law. The Pashhur family was one of the important priestly clans in the post-exilic community in Judah.
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 5 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.