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Barkos

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

(painted). “Children of Barkos” were among the Nethinim who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:53; Nehemiah 7:55) (B.C. 536.)

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Barkos

Barkos bar'-kos (barqoc, "party-colored'' (?): compare Gray, Studies in Hebrew Proper Names, 68, note 2): The descendants of Barkos returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezr 2:53; Ne 7:55). Compare Barchus (1 Esdras 5:32). ⇒See a list of verses on BARKOS in the Bible. ⇒See the definition of bark in the KJV Dictionary ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Barkos

Ancestor of certain Nethiniin who returned with Zerul). (Kzr 2«, Neh 7" = Barchu8, 1 Es 5==). See GENEALOGY.

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  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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