Hagab
Exile
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Hagab was among the temple servants who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity, as recorded in Ezra.
Hagab was the ancestor of a family of Nethinim (temple servants) who returned from the Babylonian exile under Zerubbabel, listed in Ezra 2:46. His name, meaning 'locust,' is unusual but not unparalleled in the ancient Near East. His family's return was part of the first great wave of repatriation that brought thousands of Israelites back to the land under Cyrus's decree, helping to restore the service of the Jerusalem temple.