Bible Person

Barkos

Male · 2 cross references

Barkos is a Nethinim family or servant-house name preserved in Ezra and Nehemiah. It belongs to the supporting strata of the restored temple community. First appears in Ezra 2:53.1

AI summary: Barkos matters because the cross references place the name among the temple servants who return from exile and help sustain the daily life of worship. These entries rarely attract attention, yet they preserve the communal breadth of restoration beyond elite leadership. Taken together, the material presents Barkos as a servant-house contributing to the practical continuity of temple life.1

Central Figure

Barkos

Painter, (Ezra 2:53; Neh.