Meshezabeel

2 verses

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 10:21

Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

Nehemiah 11:24

And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.

From Smith's Bible Dictionary

William Smith, 1884

(delivered by God).

(1.) Ancestor of Meshullam, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 3:4)

(2.) One of the "heads of the people," probably a family, who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:21)

(3.) The father of Pethahiah, and descendant of Zerah the son of Judah. (Nehemiah 11:24)

Based on Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave (1896). Dictionary entries from Smith's Bible Dictionary. Public domain. KJV scripture text, public domain.