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HARIM

(Heb. ḥārim)

1. The head of a priestly family in Israel, third among the 24 divisions of priests organized by David (1 Chr. 24:8). Descendants of this family were among the first returnees from Babylon (Ezra 2:39; Neh. 7:42), and five family members were among the priests who had married and subsequently pledged to divorce foreign wives (Ezra 10:21). Adna was the head of this house during the postexilic high priesthood of Joiakim (Neh. 12:15). Harim is listed as one of the priests (or priestly families) who signed the covenant during Nehemiah’s administration (Neh. 10:5[MT 6]).

2. A person and/or place that identifies a lay family of exilic and postexilic Jews, who were also among the first returnees from Babylon (Ezra 2:32; Neh. 7:35). Descendants of this Harim are also listed among those who married and pledged to divorce foreign wives (Ezra 10:31). One of this family’s descendants, Malchijah, worked on the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall under Nehemiah (Neh. 3:11). The name also occurs as one of the leaders who signed the Nehemiah covenant (Neh. 10:27[28]), possibly suggesting that a representative of this lay family signed the covenant along with the priestly list of signatories.

Michael L. Ruffin

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HARIM

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)