Pashur

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Pashur is the name of five people in the Old Testament .

etymology

The name Pashhur ( Hebrew פַּשְׁחוּר pašchûr ) is probably of Egyptian origin (p3 srj [n] Ḥr) and means "child of Horus". In the Old Testament it comes from around 600 BC. BC before. In addition, the name is based on two ostraca from the 8th century BC. Occupied. The name is rendered differently in the Septuagint . The following variants occur: πασχωρ paschōr ( 1 Chr 9.12  EU ), φασσουρ phassur ( Esr 2.38  EU ) and φασουρ phasur ( Esr 10.22  EU ).

Pashur, son of Immer

A person of that name is a priest and temple overseer in the time of Jeremiah . He mistreated them ( Jer 20 : 1-6  EU ). This is followed by the 5th denomination of Jeremiah ( Jer 20,7-13  EU ). After Jeremiah's release, Pashhur was given the symbolic name "horror all around" ( Jer 6,25  EU ) and he was announced exile and death.

Pashhur, son of Malkia

A second person of this name is an envoy from King Zedekiah during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem to Jeremiah ( Jer 21 : 1-2  EU ). In Jer 38 : 1-6  EU he is involved in throwing Jeremiah into the cistern, as he had a demoralizing effect on the defenders of the city by announcing death to everyone in the city, but to those who leave the city and themselves would prove to survive. It is possible that the king's son Malkia named in Jer 38.6  EU is identical to the father of this Paschhur. In this case, Pashhur would be of royal descent.

Pashhur, father of Gedaliah

In Jer 38,1  EU a "Gedaliah, son of Pashhur" is mentioned among the opponents of Jeremiah.

Pashhur, a priest

Another pashhur is the ancestor of a group of priests who return to Judah from Babylonian exile under Zerubbabel . They are the largest group of priests Esr 2.38  EU . Six of these priests, who are listed by name in Ezr 10.19  EU , have married foreign women and undertake to release them.

Pashhur, another priest

Neh 10.4  EU names another priest named Pashhur. Together with Nehemiah and others, hecommitted himselfto live according to the instruction of Moses and to support the temple.

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