Person Old Testament
Temah
Also known as Temah =ESV, NIV; Tamah, Thamah =KJV
Temah was the ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned from the Babylonian exile. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 2:53.
Why it matters. Ancestor of a family of temple servants
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Temah
Temah 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 the Babylonian exile. The temple servants were a group of non-Israelites who assisted the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. Temah's descendants were among those who returned with Zerubbabel to help rebuild the temple and restore worship in Jerusalem.
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.