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Meshillemith

מְשִׁלֵּמִית · me.shil.le.mit · H4921מְשִׁלֵּמוֹת · me.shil.le.mot · H4919H2 mentions in 2 books, most in 1 Chronicles (1)

Who he was

Meshillemith, also known as Meshillemoth, was a priest who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. In the book of Chronicles, he is mentioned in the list of priests and Levites who resided in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:12). Meshillemith is described as the son of Immer, indicating his priestly lineage. In the book of Nehemiah, a priest named Meshillemoth, likely the same individual, is mentioned among the priests living in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:13).

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Family

FatherImmerChildrenMeshullam
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Every mention

2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 9:12and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; and Maasai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;

Nehemiah 1 mention

Nehemiah 11:13and his brothers, chiefs of fathers’ households, two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

What the dictionary says

(recompense), the son of Immer, a priest.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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