Hilkiah
Hilkiah was one of the priests who stood beside Ezra when he read the Book of the Law to the people.
The name Hilkiah means “God is my portion”
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Summary
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 8:4; only referred to as Hilkiah (חִלְקִיָּהוּ).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חִלְקִיָּהוּHilkiah
Mentions
- Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform built for this occasion. At his right side stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, and at his left were Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hash-baddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.