King James Bible Dictionary

Flat-nosed.

1. The head of the second course of priests (1 Chronicles 24:8).

2. Ezra 2:32, 39; Nehemiah 7:35, 42.

3. Nehemiah 3:11.

4. 12:3.

5. 10:5

destroyed; dedicated to God

1. A priest
1 Chronicles 24:8

2. An Israelite whose descendants returned from Babylon
Ezra 2:32; Ezra 2:39; Ezra 10:31; Nehemiah 7:35; Nehemiah 7:42

3. The men who sealed the covenant
Nehemiah 10:5; Nehemiah 10:27; Nehemiah 12:15

(flat-nosed).

1. A priest who had charge of the third division in the house of God. (1 Chronicles 24:8) (B.C. 1014.)
2. Bene-Harim, probably descendants of the above, to the number of 1017, came from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:39; Nehemiah 7:42) (B.C. 536.)
3. It further occurs in a list of the families of priests "who went up with Zerubbabel and Jeshua," and of those who were their descendants in the next generation. (Nehemiah 12:16)
4. Another family of Bene-Harim, 320 in number, came from the captivity in the same caravan. (Ezra 2:82; Nehemiah 7:35) (B.C. 536.) They also appear among those who had married foreign wives, (Ezra 10:31) as well as those who sealed the covenant- (Nehemiah 10:27) (B.C. 410.)