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Meshelemiah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Friendship of Jehovah, a Levite of the family of the Korhites, called also Shelemiah (1 Chr 9:21; 26:1, 2, 9, 14). He was a temple gate-keeper in the time of David.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

me-shel-e-mi'-a (meshelemyah, "Yah repays"): Father of Zechariah, one of the porters of the tabernacle (1 Chr 9:21; 1 Chr 26:1; 1 Chr 26:2; 1 Chr 26:9). In the latter passage Meshelemiah, with a final "-u", is credited with "sons and brethren, valiant men, 18." He is the "Shelemiah" of 1 Chr 26:14, the "Shallum" of 1 Chr 9:17; 1 Chr 9:19; 1 Chr 9:31, and the "Meshullam" of Neh 12:25.

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Person Meshelemiah

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).