1. Son of Ethni, a Gershonite. 1 Chronicles 6:40 .
2. A priest, father of Pashur. 1 Chronicles 9:12; Nehemiah 11:12; Jeremiah 38:1 . Called MELCHIAHin Jeremiah 21:1 .
3. Head of the fifth course of priests. 1 Chronicles 24:9 .
4-6. Three who had taken strange wives. Ezra 10:25,31 .
7-9. Three who helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 3:11,14,31 .
10. One who stood by Ezra when he read the law. Nehemiah 8:4 .
11. Priest who sealed the covenant; and probably the same that assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 10:3; Nehemiah 12:42 .
12. Son of Hammelech, into whose dungeon Jeremiah was cast. Jeremiah 38:6 .
Originally published with the title A New and Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish (London), the Morrish Bible Dictionary is more than a dictionary of Bible words.Wikipedia
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