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Hashum
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
hā´shum ( חשׁם , ḥāshum ):
(1) In Ezra 2:19; Nehemiah 7:22 , "children of Hashum" are mentioned among the returning exiles. In Ezra 10:33 (compare 1 Esdras 9:33, "Asom"), members of the same family are named among those who married foreign wives.
(2) One of those who stood on Ezra's left at the reading of the law (Nehemiah 8:4; 1 Esdras 9:44, "Lothasubus"). The signer of the covenant (Nehemiah 10:18 ) is possibly the same.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Hashum'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/h/hashum.html. 1915.