Bible Person

Gispa

Meaning: coming hither · Male · 1 cross reference

Gispa is associated with the Nethinim in Nehemiah 11 and belongs to the practical service community sustaining worship in restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 11:21.1

AI summary: Gispa matters because his single cross reference places him in the structure through which the temple-servant community is organized after exile. The entry helps show that restored worship depended on many levels of committed service beyond priests and governors. Taken together, the material presents Gispa as a servant-community leader in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Gispa

Meaning: coming hither