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Nethaneel

Holman Bible Dictionary

(nih than' ih ehl) Personal name meaning, “given by God.” 1. Leader of the tribe Issachar and a son of Zuar (Numbers 1:8 ). He commanded an army of 54,400 men (Numbers 2:5-6 ).

2. The fourth son of Jesse and brother of King David (1 Chronicles 2:14 ).

3. One of several priests to blow the trumpet before the ark of God (1 Chronicles 15:24 ).

4. Prince of Judah whom King Jehoshaphat sent out with others to teach the law of God in the cities of Judah (2 Chronicles 17:7-9 ).

5. A Levite and father of Shemaiah who recorded the names and order of the people who would minister in the Temple (1 Chronicles 24:6 ).

6. The fifth son of Obed-edom who was a gatekeeper in the Temple (1 Chronicles 26:4 ).

7. A Levite who contributed to the Passover offering when Josiah was king (2 Chronicles 35:9 ).

8. roA priest and son of Pashur who had married a foreign wife while exiled in Babylon (Ezra 10:22 ). He might have participated in the dedication of the wall around Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:36 ).

9. Head of the priestly family of Jedaiah when Joiakim was high priest (Nehemiah 12:21 ).

10. A priest, one of Asaph's associates, who played a trumpet, in dedicating the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall (Nehemiah 12:36 ). Some identify him with it.