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Eliashib

Holman Bible Dictionary

(uh li' uh sshihb) Personal name meaning, “God repays or leads back.” 1. A descendant of David in Judah after the return from Exile in Babylon (1 Chronicles 3:24 ). 2 . A leading priest under David (1 Chronicles 24:12 ). 3 . High priest in time of Nehemiah who led in rebuilding the sheep gate in the Jerusalem wall, a gate through which sheep were led to the nearby Temple for sacrifice (Nehemiah 3:1 ). His house was built into the city wall (Nehemiah 3:20 ). He was the son of Joiakim and the father of Joiada (Nehemiah 12:10 ). His grandson married the daughter of Sanballat, who strongly opposed Nehemiah's efforts (Nehemiah 13:28 ), possibly indicating some tension between Nehemiah and the priestly leaders. He may be the Eliashib whose son had a room in the Temple (Ezra 10:6 ). 4 . A priest in the time of Nehemiah who administered the Temple storerooms and provided a place for Tobiah, Nehemiah's strong opponent (Nehemiah 13:4-9 ). This may be the Eliashib of Ezra 10:6 . 5 . A Levite and Temple singer in Ezra's day who agreed to divorce his foreign wife to avoid tempting Israel to worship other gods (Ezra 10:24 ). 6 . Two Israelites who agreed to divorce his foreign wife under Ezra's leadership (Ezra 10:27 ,Ezra 10:27,10:36 ).