Dictionary entry

Tel-Harsha

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

tel-har'-sha (tel-charsha'): InEzr 2:59;Ne 7:61(the King James Version in latter, "'Telharesha," tel-ha-re'sha, -har'e-sha), a Babylonian town or village from which Jews who could not show their lineage returned with Zerubbabel. The site is unknown. In 1 Esdras 5:36 it is called "Thelersas."