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Bilgah
ancient countenance
בִּלְגָּה bil.gah
Bilgah (Hebrew: בִּלְגָּה, bil.gah) means “ancient countenance”, by traditional interpretation. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a priest. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Immer in 1 Chronicles 24.
Which Bilgah?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Bilgah
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Bilgah
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 4 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
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| First appears | 1 Chronicles 24:14 |
| Last appears | Nehemiah 12:18 |
| Cross-references | 15 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Maaziah co-occurrence Appears with Maaziah in Nehemiah 12.
- Jehonathan co-occurrence Appears with Jehonathan in Nehemiah 12.
- Shammua co-occurrence Appears with Shammua in Nehemiah 12.
- Shemaiah co-occurrence Appears with Shemaiah in Nehemiah 12.
- Mijamin co-occurrence Appears with Mijamin in Nehemiah 12.
- Immer co-occurrence Appears with Immer in 1 Chronicles 24.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.14
§ Bilgah = "cheerfulness"
1) a priest of the 15th course, in David's time
2) a priest accompanying Zerubbabel
Bilgah was the head of the fifteenth division of priests during David's reign.
The biblical story
Bilgah was a priest who served as the head of the fifteenth division of priests during the reign of King David (1 Ch. 24:14). David, along with Zadok and Ahimelech, divided the descendants of Aaron into twenty-four divisions for the purpose of organizing their service in the temple. Each division was responsible for ministering in the temple for a specific period of time throughout the year. The division of the priests ensured a systematic and orderly approach to the temple service, with each group fulfilling their duties in turn. Bilgah's position as the head of the fifteenth division highlights the importance of the priestly role in maintaining the spiritual life of the nation and the centrality of the temple in Israelite worship.
Key verses
Bilgah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
1 Chronicles 24:14
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 24:14