Meshullam:
befriended. (1.) One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham (1Ch 5:13).
(2.) Grandfather of Shaphan, "the scribe," in the reign of Josiah (2Ki 22:3).
(3.) A priest, father of Hilkiah (1Ch 9:11; Neh 11:11), in the reign of Ammon; called Shallum in 1Ch 6:12.
(4.) A Levite of the family of Kohath (2Ch 34:12), in the reign of Josiah.
(5.) 1Ch 8:17.
(6.) 1Ch 3:19.
(7.) Neh 12:13.
(8.) A chief priest (Neh 12:16).
(9.) One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra (Ezr 8:16).
(10.) A priest (1Ch 9:12).
(11.) One of the principal Israelites who supported Ezra when expounding the law to the people (Neh 8:4).
Meshullam:
peaceable; perfect; their parables
Meshullam:
me-shul'-am (meshullam, "resigned" or "devoted"; compare Arabic Muslim; Mesollam): An Old Testament name very common in post-exilic times.
(1) The grandfather of Shaphan (2Ki 22:3).
(2) A son of Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:19).
(3) A Gadite (1Ch 5:13).
(4) (5) (6) Three Benjamites (1Ch 8:17; 9:7,8).
(7) The father of Hilkiah (1Ch 9:11; Ne 11:11).
(8) A priest, son of Meshillemith (1Ch 9:12); the parallel list (Ne 11:13) omits the name.
(9) A Kohathite appointed by Josiah as one of the overseers to direct the repairs of the temple (2Ch 34:12).
(10) One of the chief men sent by Ezra to procure Levites to go up with him to Jerusalem (Ezr 8:16; compare 1 Esdras 8:44).
(11) A Levite opposed to Ezra's regulations anent marriage with foreigners (Ezr 10:15; 1 Esdras 9:14).
(12) One of those who had married foreign wives (Ezr 10:29; compare 1 Esdras 9:30).
(13) One of the repairers of the wall (Ne 3:4,30). His daughter was married to Jehohanan, the son of Tobiah the Ammonite (Ne 6:18).
(14) One of the repairers of the Old Gate (Ne 3:6).
(15) A supporter of Ezra at the reading of the Law (Ne 8:4).
(16) One of those who subscribed the Covenant (Ne 10:20).
(17) A priest who subscribed the Covenant (Ne 10:7).
(18) (19) Two priests at the time of the high priest Joiakim (Ne 12:13,16).
(20) A porter at the time of the high priest Joiakim (Ne 12:25).
(21) A processionist at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem (Ne 12:33).
Written by John A. Lees
Meshullam:
(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; 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 the preceding, 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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