Meshezabeel
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Meshez'abe-el. (Delivered By God).
1. Ancestor of Meshullam, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 3:4.
2. One of the "heads of the people," probably a family, who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. Nehemiah 10:21.
3. The father of Pethahiah, and descendant of Zerah, the son of Judah. Nehemiah 11:24.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
1. Grandfather of Meshullam who helped to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 3:4 .
2. One who sealed the covenant. Nehemiah 10:21 .
3. Father of Pethahiah. Nehemiah 11:24 .
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
1. Nehemiah 3:4.
2. Nehemiah 10:21.
3. Nehemiah 11:24.
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Nehemiah 3:4 2 Nehemiah 10:21 3 Nehemiah 11:24
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Hebrews Mesheyzabel', מְשַׁיזִבְאֵל , whose Deliverer is God ; Sept. Μαζαβήλ , Μεσωζεβήλ , and Βασηζά v.r. Μασεζειήλ ; Vulg. Mesezebel and Mesizebel), one of the chief Israelites that subscribed the sacred covenant after the captivity, BC. cir. 410 ( Nehemiah 10:21); apparently the same with the father of Pethahiah the Zerahite of Judah, which latter had previously (BC. cir. 440) assisted in the administration of civil affairs ( Nehemiah 11:24); and perhaps the same with the father of Berechiah and grandfather of Meshullam, which last had (BC. 446) assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 3:4).
