Eliashib Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Eli'ashib.
(whom God restores). 1. A priest, in the time of King David, eleventh in the order of the "governors" of the sanctuary. 1Ch_24:12.2. One of the latest descendants, of the royal family of Judah. 1Ch_3:24.3. High priest at Jerusalem, at the time of the rebuilding of the walls under Nehemiah. Neh_3:1; Neh_3:20-21. (B.C. 446).4. A singer, in the time of Ezra, who had married a foreign wife. Ezr_10:24.5. A son of Zattu, Ezr_10:27, and6. A son of Bani, Ezr_10:36, both (Eliashib, 5 and Eliashib, 6) of whom had transgressed, in the same manner as Eliashib, 4. (B.C. 458). |
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Taken from: Smith's Bible Dictionary by Dr. William Smith (1884) |