One who sealed the covenant during Nehemiah's time
Maaseiah
Named in 1 verse of Nehemiah, first in Nehemiah 10:25.
מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּMaaseiah
The name means “the work of the Lord.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Maaseiah Written by AI
Maaseiah was one of the individuals who sealed the covenant during the time of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:25). After the reading of the Law and the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles, the people of Israel made a covenant to follow God's commandments and to separate themselves from the surrounding nations (Neh.9-10). Maaseiah is listed among the leaders, Levites, and priests who signed and sealed this covenant, pledging to uphold its terms (Nehemiah 10:1 to 27). The sealing of the covenant was a significant act of commitment and dedication to God, demonstrating the people's desire to live according to His will.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Maaseiah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
The work of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites whom David appointed as porter for the ark (1 Chr. 15:18, 20).
(2.) One of the “captains of hundreds” associated with Jehoiada in restoring king Jehoash to the throne (2 Chr. 23:1).
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(3.) The “king’s son,” probably one of the sons of king Ahaz, killed by Zichri in the invasion of Judah by Pekah, king of Israel (2 Chr. 28:7).
(4.) One who was sent by king Josiah to repair the temple (2 Chr. 34:8). He was governor (Heb. sar, rendered elsewhere in the Authorized Version “prince,” “chief captain,” chief ruler”) of Jerusalem.
(5.) The father of the priest Zephaniah (Jer. 21:1; 37:3).
(6.) The father of the false prophet Zedekiah (Jer. 29:21).
Maase’iah, refuge is Jehovah, a priest, the father of Neriah (Jer. 32:12; 51:59).
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 10:25
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.