Difference between revisions of "Meremoth"

<p> ''''' mer´ḗ ''''' - ''''' moth ''''' , ''''' me ''''' - ''''' rē´moth ''''' ( מרמות , <i> ''''' merēmōth ''''' </i> , "heights"; Μερειμώθ , <i> ''''' Mereimṓth ''''' </i> ): </p> <p> (1) Son of Uriah (&nbsp;Ezra 8:33 ), who was head of the 7th course of priests appointed by David (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 24:10 , [[Hakkoz]] = Koz; compare &nbsp;Nehemiah 3:4 , &nbsp;Nehemiah 3:21 ). The family of Koz were among those unable to prove their pedigree on the return from Babylon, and were therefore deposed as polluted (&nbsp;Ezra 2:61 , &nbsp;Ezra 2:62 ). Meremoth's division of the family must, however, have been scatheless, for he is employed in the temple after the return as weigher of the gold and the vessels (&nbsp;Ezra 8:33 ), a function reserved for priests alone (&nbsp;Ezra 8:24-28 ). He takes a double part in the reconstruction under Nehemiah, first as a builder of the wall of the city (&nbsp;Nehemiah 3:4 ), then as a restorer of that part of the temple abutting on the house of [[Eliashib]] the priest (&nbsp;Nehemiah 3:21 ); "Marmoth" in 1 [[Esdras]] 8:62. </p> <p> (2) A member of the house of Bani, and, like so many of that house, among those who married and put away foreign wives (&nbsp;Ezra 10:36 ). He seems to be named [[Carabasion]] (!) in the corresponding list of 1 Esdras 9:34. </p> <p> (3) The name occurs in &nbsp;Nehemiah 10:5 among those who "seal the covenant" with Nehemiah (&nbsp; Nehemiah 10:1 ). It may there be the name of an individual (in which case there were 4 of the name), or it may be a family name. [[Certainly]] a "Meremoth" came back under [[Zerubbabel]] 100 years before (&nbsp;Nehemiah 12:3 ), and the signatory in question may be either a descendant of the same name or a family representative. The name recurs later in the same list (&nbsp;Nehemiah 12:15 ) as "Meraioth" through a scribal error confusing the two [[Hebrew]] letters <i> ''''' yōdh ''''' </i> ( <i> ''''' y ''''' </i> ) and <i> ''''' ḥōlem ''''' </i> ( <i> ''''' o ''''' </i> ) for <i> ''''' mem ''''' </i> ( <i> ''''' m ''''' </i> ). A comparison of &nbsp;Nehemiah 12:1-3 and &nbsp; Nehemiah 12:12-15 shows clearly that it is the same person. Note that in &nbsp; Nehemiah 12:15 "Helkai" is the name of the contemporary leader. </p> <p> (4) For Meremoth (1 Esdras 8:2 the King James Version). See [[Memeroth]] . </p>

<p> (Heb. Meremoth', '''''מְרֵמוֹת''''' , ''Exaltations'' ), the name of two men at the close of the captivity. </p> <p> '''1.''' (Sept. '''''Μεραμώθ''''' , '''''Μαρεμώθ''''' , '''''Μαρμώθ''''' , '''''Ἀπὸ''''' '''''῾Ραμώθ''''' v. r. '''''Μαριμώθ''''' '','' etc.; Vulg. ''Merimuth'' ). A priest, son of Urijah, and grandson (descendant) of Koz; who returned from Babvlon with Zerubbabel (&nbsp;Nehemiah 12:3), BC. 536, and to whom were afterwards consigned the bullion and sacred- vessels forwarded by Ezra (&nbsp;Ezra 8:33). BC. 459. "After the statement in &nbsp;Ezra 2:62, respecting the exclusion of the family of Koz from the priesthood, it is puzzling to find one of this family recognised as a priest; but probably the exclusion did not extend to the whole family, some being able to establish their pedigree" (Kitto). He repaired two sections of the walls of Jerusalem (&nbsp;Nehemiah 3:4; &nbsp;Nehemiah 3:21), BC. 446, and lived to join in the sacred covenant of fidelity to [[Jehovah]] (&nbsp;Nehemiah 10:5). BC. cir. 410. In &nbsp;Nehemiah 12:15 he is mentioned by the name of MERAIOTH, as the father of Helkai. </p> <p> '''2.''' (Sept. '''''Μαριμώθ''''' '','' Vulg. ''Marimuth'' .) An [[Israelite]] of the "sons" (? inhabitants) of Bani, who divorced his [[Gentile]] wife after the exile (&nbsp;Ezra 10:36). BC. 459. </p>