A family of temple servants labors together to set a heavy stone within a ruined construction site under a vast sky.

Clan or family line

The Nephushesim

A family among the temple servants who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel.

A family among the temple servants who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel. Scripture first names the group at Nehemiah 7:52.

The people in Scripture

A family among the temple servants who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel.

Biblical record

Their first recorded mention is Nehemiah 7:52. Later references on this page describe the group’s place, actions, or descendants as Scripture presents them.

Scripture names this people collectively but does not identify an individual member in the current records.