Atomic Bible

Ancestor of temple servants

Neziah

Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Ezra 2:54.

נְצִיחַNeziah

The name means “conqueror; strong.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Neziah Written by AI

Neziah was the ancestor of a family of temple servants (also known as Nethinim) who returned to Judah from the Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:54; Nehemiah 7:56). The temple servants assisted the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. Neziah's descendants were among those who settled in Jerusalem after the return (Nehemiah 11:21).

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

Victory; pure, Ezra 2:54; Neh. 7:56.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. Ezra 2:54

    the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

  2. Nehemiah 7:56

    the descendants of Neziah, and the descendants of Hatipha.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.