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Bilgah

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Bilgah', בַּלְגָּה, prob. cheerful, but according to First, First-born; Sept. Βελγάς and Βαλγάς ), the name of two priests.

1. The head of the fifteenth sacerdotal course for the temple service, as arranged by David (1 Chronicles 24:14). B.C. 1043.

2. A priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:5; Nehemiah 12:18), B.C. 536; perhaps the same as the BILGAI of Nehemiah 10:8.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Bilgah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/bilgah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.