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Bible Dictionaries
Meshullam
Smith's Bible Dictionary
or Meshul'lam. (friend).
1. Ancestor of Shaphan, the scribe. 2 Kings 22:3.
2. The son of Zerubbabel. 1 Chronicles 3:19.
3. A Gadite, in the reign of Jotham, king of Judah. 1 Chronicles 5:13.
4. A Benjamite, of the sons of Elpaal. 1 Chronicles 8:17.
5. A Benjamite, father of Sallu. 1 Chronicles 9:7; Nehemiah 11:7.
6. A Benjamite, who lived at Jerusalem after the captivity. 1 Chronicles 9:8.
7. The same as Shallum, who was high priest, probably, in the reign of Amon, and father of Hilkiah. 1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 11:11.
8. A priest, son of Meshillemith or Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, and ancestor of Maasiai or Amashai. 1 Chronicles 9:12. Compare Nehemiah 11:13.
9. A Kohathite or a family of Kohathite Levites, in the reign of Josiah. 2 Chronicles 34:12.
10. One of the "heads," sent by Ezra to Iddo, "the head," to gather together, the Levites to join the caravan, about to return to Jerusalem. Ezra 8:16.
11. A chief man, who assisted Ezra, in abolishing the marriages, which some of the people had contracted with foreign wives. Ezra 10:15.
12. One of the descendants of Bani, who had married a foreign wife, and put her away. Ezra 10:29.
13. Nehemiah 3:30; Nehemiah 6:18. The son of Berechiah, who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 3:4.
14. The son of Besodeiah. He assisted Jehoiada, the son of Paseah, in restoring the old gate of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 3:6.
15. One of those who stood, at the left hand of Ezra, when he read the law to the people. Nehemiah 8:4.
16. A priest or family of priests, who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. Nehemiah 10:7.
17. One of the heads of the people, who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. Nehemiah 10:20.
18. A priest, in the days of Joiakim , the son of Jeshua, and representative of the house of Ezra. Nehemiah 12:13.
19. Also a priest, at the same time as Meshullam, 18, and head of the priestly family of Ginnethon. Nehemiah 12:16.
20. A family of porters, descendants of Meshullam, Nehemiah 12:25, who is also called Meshelemiah, 1 Chronicles 26:1, Shelemiah, 1 Chronicles 26:14, and Shallum. Nehemiah 7:45.
21. One of the princes of Judah, at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 12:33.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Meshullam'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/m/meshullam.html. 1901.
