High priest, father of Joiada and ancestor of Jaddua
Eliashib
Named in 4 verses of Nehemiah, first in Nehemiah 12:10.
אֶלְיָשִׁיבEliashib
The name means “the God of conversion.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Eliashib Written by AI
Eliashib is mentioned in Nehemiah 12:10 as a high priest in the lineage of the high priesthood. He was the father of Joiada and the ancestor of Jaddua, who served as high priest during the time of Alexander the Great (Nehemiah 12:22). The text provides a genealogy of the high priests, tracing the line from Jeshua to Jaddua, with Eliashib being a key figure in this lineage. Eliashib's mention in this context highlights the importance of the high priesthood and its succession throughout the generations. The text also notes that one of Eliashib's grandsons married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite, a prominent opponent of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 13:28).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Eliashib, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Whom God will restore. (1.) A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David (1 Chr. 24:12).
(2.) 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).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Nehemiah 12:10
Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
- Nehemiah 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.
- Nehemiah 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.
- Nehemiah 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.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.