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Pethahiah
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 4 distinct subjects under Pethahiah. Jump to one below, or read in order.
Loosed of the Lord.
Pethahiah (1)
#The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:16).
Pethahiah (2)
#A Levite (Ezra 10:23).
Pethahiah (3)
#Pethahiah (4)
#A descendant of Judah who had some office at the court of Persia (Neh. 11:24).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(freed by Jehovah).
A priest, over the nineteenth course in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 24:16) (B.C. 1020.) A Levite in the time of Ezra, who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:23) He is probably the same who is mentioned in (Nehemiah 9:5) (B.C. 458.) The son of Meshezabeel, and descendant of Zerah. (Nehemiah 11:24) (B.C. 446.)
In the Bible
4
Verses where Pethahiah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 24:16
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
- Ezra 10:23
Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
- Nehemiah 9:5
Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
- Nehemiah 11:24
Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah son of Judah, was the king’s agent in every matter concerning the people.
Scripture on Pethahiah
4
Entries that reference Pethahiah
1
Pethahiah 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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