Joiakim
Joiakim served as a high priest during the early Persian period, succeeding his father Jeshua.
MalePriestTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book3 verses
Summary
A high priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Nehemiah 12:10; only referred to as Joiakim (יוֹיָקִים); a son of Joshua; father of Eliashib.
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Alternative names
- יוֹיָקִיםJoiakim
Mentions
- Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
- In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
- They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.