‘바쳐진 사람들’이란 뜻을 가진 사람들로, 이스라엘 민족이 아님에도 성전에 바쳐져서 청소하고 물을 긷고 나무를 패는 일을 한 사람들이다.
최초의 기원은 여호수아의 정복전쟁 때에, 이스라엘 민족과 전쟁을 피하고 속여 화평조약을 맺은
기브온 사람들일 것으로 추정된다.
3 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai ,
4 they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and old, torn-up and bound up wine skins,
5 and old and patched sandals on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy.
6 They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal , and said to him and to the men of Israel , “We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us.”
That day Joshua made them wood cutters and drawers of water for the congregation and for Yahweh’s altar to this day, in the place which he should choose.
이들은
David 왕 때에 공식적으로 성전 봉사의 임무가 맡겨진 것으로 보인다.
and of the temple servants, whom David and the princes had given for the service of the Levites, two hundred twenty temple servants. All of them were mentioned by name.
이들은 바벨론 포로로 제사장과 레위인들과 같이 잡혀갔다.
1 So all Israel were listed by genealogies; and behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. Judah was carried away captive to Babylon for their disobedience.
2 Now the first inhabitants who lived in their possessions in their cities were Israel , the priests, the Levites, and the temple servants.
이들은 바벨론 포로 귀한시에도 일족을 이루어 돌아왔다.
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이들은 계속해서 이스라엘 민속들과 어울려 지내며 사회 구성원으로 써 역할을 담당했다.