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SMITH:
PUROSH
Purosh
PUROSH [smith]
(
flea). The descendants of Parosh, in number 2172, returned front Babylon with Zerubbabel. (
Ezra 2:3;
Nehemiah 7:8) Another detachment of 150 males, with Zechariah at their head, accompanied Ezra. (
Ezra 8:3) They assisted in the building of the well of Jerusalem, (
Nehemiah 3:26) and signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (
Nehemiah 10:14) (B.C. before 535-445.)