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Eliashib

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The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Eliashib. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David (1 Chr.
  2. 2.A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh.

Whom God will restore.

  1. Eliashib (1)

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    A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David (1 Chr. 24:12).

  2. Eliashib (2)

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    A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh. 12:22, 23). He rebuilt the eastern city wall (3:1), his own mansion being in that quarter, on the ridge Ophel (3:20, 21). His indulgence of Tobiah the Ammonite provoked the indignation of Nehemiah (13:4, 7).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(whom God restores).

A priest in the time of King David eleventh in the order of the “governors” of the sanctuary. (1 Chronicles 24:12) One of the latest descendants of the royal family of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:24) High priest at Jerusalem at the time of the rebuilding of the walls under Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 3:1,20,21) (B.C. 446.) A singer in the time of Ezra who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:24) A son of Zattu, (Ezra 10:27) and A son of Bani, (Ezra 10:36) both of whom had transgressed in the same manner. (B.C. 458.)

In the Bible

16

Verses where Eliashib is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 3:24

    The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.

  • 1 Chronicles 24:12

    the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

  • Ezra 10:6

    Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

  • Ezra 10:24

    From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

  • Ezra 10:27

    From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.

  • Ezra 10:36

    Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

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Scripture on Eliashib

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Entries that reference Eliashib

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Eliashib references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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