Bible Person

Akkub

Meaning: foot-print; supplanting; crookedness; lewdness · Male · 1 cross reference

This Akkub entry refers to one of the Levites involved in teaching and explaining the law in Nehemiah 8, not to the Nethinim family head or the Davidic descendant of the same name. He belongs to the instructional ministry of post-exilic renewal. First appears in Neh 8:7.1

AI summary: This Akkub matters because his single cross reference places him in the public interpretation of God's law, one of the defining scenes of restoration after exile. The entry shows that renewal depended on leaders who could help the people understand what was read. Taken together, the material presents this Akkub as a Levitical participant in post-exilic spiritual reform.1

Central Figure

Akkub

Meaning: foot-print; supplanting; crookedness; lewdness