Eliashib
Mentioned in 444 BC traditional (Jones)
A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh. 12:22, 23). He rebuilt the eastern city wall (3:1), his own mansion being in that quarter, on the ridge Ophel (3:20, 21).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 52nd generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of Exile and return, 586–5 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Joiada, Johanan, Darius, Jaddua, Joiakim, Joshua, Levi, and Sanballat.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Mentions
Begat counts Eliashib in 4 tagged verses in one book.
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Eliashib 17 |
| KJV | Eliashib 17 |
| ASV | Eliashib 17 |
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Nehemiah4 verses
- 12:10
Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
- 12:22
In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
- 12:23
As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
- 13:28
Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh. 12:22, 23). He rebuilt the eastern city wall (3:1), his own mansion being in that quarter, on the ridge Ophel (3:20, 21). His indulgence of Tobiah the Ammonite provoked the indignation of Nehemiah (13:4, 7).