Meshullam

Meshullam (also called Ahzai), a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.

The name Meshullam means “peaceable; perfect; their parables”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 9:12; referred to as Meshullam (מְשֻׁלָּם) or Ahzai (אַחְזַי); a son of Meshillemith; father of Jahzerah.

Glossary entries

Ahzai Ahasai Meshullam

Family members

Father: Meshillemith
Children: Jahzerah

Alternative names

אַחְזַיAhzai
מְשֻׁלָּםMeshullam

Mentions

1 Chronicles 9:12מְשֻׁלָּם · Meshullam
Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
Nehemiah 11:13אַחְזַי · Ahzai
…and his associates, the leaders of families—242 men; Amashai son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;