Eliashib
Eliashib was a priest during Ezra's time who was associated with Jehohanan's chamber.
The name Eliashib means “the God of conversion”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezra 10:6; only referred to as Eliashib (אֶלְיָשִׁיב); father of Jehohanan.
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Alternative names
- אֶלְיָשִׁיבEliashib
Mentions
- Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.