Melatiah
Melatiah the Gibeonite helped repair a section of Jerusalem's wall during Nehemiah's rebuilding project.
The name Melatiah means “deliverance of the Lord”
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Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 3:7; only referred to as Melatiah (מְלַטְיָה).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מְלַטְיָהMelatiah
Mentions
Includes 1 verse that refer to Melatiah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- Next to them, repairs were made by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates.
- Nehemiah 3:8Referred to, not namedNext to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs. And next to him, Hananiah, one of the perfumers, made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.