Thematic Bible: Chief porter
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Shallum » Chief porter » Temple
The gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman and their brothers, Shallum their chief
Shallum son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his fellow gatekeepers from his family, the Korahites, were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their fathers had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of Jehovah.
A Levite named Mattithiah, the firstborn son of Shallum the Korahite, was entrusted with the responsibility for baking the offering bread.
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