Head of the 19th priestly division
Pethahiah
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 24:16.
פְּתַחְיָהPethahiah
The name means “the Lord opening; gate of the Lord.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Pethahiah Written by AI
Pethahiah was a priest who served as the head of the 19th priestly division during the time of David, according to 1 Chronicles 24:16. The priests were divided into 24 divisions, each responsible for serving in the temple for a week at a time, twice a year. These divisions were established by David to ensure orderly worship and service in the temple.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Pethahiah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Loosed of the Lord. (1.) The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:16). (2.) A Levite (Ezra 10:23). (3.) Neh. 9:5. (4.) A descendant of Judah who had some office at the court of Persia (Neh. 11:24).
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
- 1 Chronicles 24:16
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.