Bible Dictionary
Akkub
Akkub was the name of several men, including a descendant of David, a Levite temple porter, and an ancestor of temple servants who returned from Babylon.
Definition
Akkub is the name of several men, including a descendant of David, a Levite porter of the temple, and an ancestor or head of a family of temple servants who returned from Babylon.
Biblical Usage
Akkub appears in genealogical records and in lists of Levites serving as temple gatekeepers after the return from Babylon.
Historical Background
The name is explained as “pursuer” or “insidious,” and is also treated as another form of Jacob. The Levite Akkub served at the east gate of the second Temple.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(another form of Jacob). (1.) The head of one of the families of Nethinim (Ezra 2:45). (2.) 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.) A descendant of David (1 Chr. 3:24).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(insidious).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ak'-ub (`aqqubh, "pursuer"):</p><p>(1) A son of Elioenai, a descendant of Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:24).</p><p>(2) A Levite porter on duty at the east gate of the second Temple (1Ch 9:17).</p>