Bible Person
Meaning: foot-print; supplanting; crookedness; lewdness · Male · 5 cross references
Akkub is the Levite gatekeeper remembered in post-exilic temple and Jerusalem records. His significance lies in the continuity of worship service after return from Babylon. First appears in 1 Chr 9:17.1
AI summary: Akkub matters because the cross references present him within the restored personnel of temple and city life after exile. Gatekeeping is not a glamorous role, but it is essential for order, holiness, and the daily functioning of worship. His recurring presence in return and wall-related records shows the value of stable service. Taken together, the material presents Akkub as a faithful Levitical gatekeeper in the reestablishment of Jerusalem's worshiping community.1
Central Figure
Akkub
Meaning: foot-print; supplanting; crookedness; lewdness
A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon (1 Chr.
A Levite who kept the gate of the temple after the return from Babylon (1 Chr. 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.