Levite who led the people in confession
Pethahiah
Named in 1 verse of Nehemiah, first in Nehemiah 9:5.
פְּתַחְיָהPethahiah
The name means “the Lord opening; gate of the Lord.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Pethahiah Written by AI
Pethahiah was a Levite who participated in leading the people in confession and worship during the time of Nehemiah, according to Nehemiah 9:5. After the completion of the wall of Jerusalem, the Israelites gathered to confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors. Pethahiah, along with several other Levites, was involved in this ceremony, calling the people to stand and bless the Lord. This event highlights the role of the Levites in guiding the spiritual life of the community and the importance of confession and repentance in the post-exilic period.
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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
- Nehemiah 9:5
Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.