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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915

Meshelemiah

me-shel-e-mi'-a (meshelemyah, "Yah repays"):

Father of Zechariah, one of the porters of the tabernacle (1 Chronicles 9:21; 26:1,2,9). In the latter passage Meshelemiah, with a final "-u", is credited with "sons and brethren, valiant men, 18." He is the "Shelemiah" of 1 Chronicles 26:14, the "Shallum" of 1 Chronicles 9:17,19,31, and the "Meshullam" of Nehemiah 12:25.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, general editor (Chicago: Howard-Severance, 1915). Public domain. Text as published by biblestudytools.com. From the Encyclosphere, the open network of encyclopedias run by the Knowledge Standards Foundation. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: links to 1, 2, and 3 John that our source pointed at the Gospel of John corrected; our source’s section marks set as headings.