Nethinim
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Nethinim
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Nethinim, or Nathinites or Nathineans, was the name given to the Temple assistants in ancient Jerusalem. The term was applied originally in the Book of Joshua to the Gibeonites. Later, in the Book of Ezra, they are counted alongside the Avdei Shlomo. It is likely that the Nethinim descended from non-Israelites. Opinion is divided as to whether the Gibeonites in Joshua are to be connected to the Nethinim of later texts. Others theorize that they were the descendants of Midianite war captives, as
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Temple assistants in ancient Jerusalem
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