Lexical Definition

‎אֶלְיָשִׁיב‎ ʼElyâshîyb (el-yaw-sheeb') Eliashib ^N:N-M-P
from ‎אֵל‎ and ‎שׁוּב‎; God will restore

Eliashib.

• § Eliashib = "God restores"
• Eljashib, the name of six Israelites

1) a priest in David's reign
2) a descendant of David
3) a high priest in Nehemiah's time
4) a temple singer with foreign wife
5) one of the line of Zattu
6) one of the line of Bani

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.12

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֶלְיָשִׁיב‎ proper name, masculine (God restores, compare Nes^{Eg 194 &} Sabean ‎תֿובאל‎ DHM^{ZMG 1883, 16})
a. a descendant of David 1Chr 3:24.
b. priest of David's time 1Chr 24:12.
c. high priest of Nehemiah's time Ezra 10:6; Neh 3:1; Neh 3:20; Neh 3:21 (twice in verse); Neh 12:10 (twice in verse); Neh 12:12; Neh 12:23; Neh 13:4; Neh 13:7; Neh 13:28.
d. a singer Ezra 10:24.
e. one of the line of Zattu Ezra 10:27. feminine one of the line of Bani Ezra 10:36.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Priest during King David's reign

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Eliashib was a priest who served during the reign of King David.

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.12;
• only referred to as Eliashib אֶלְיָשִׁיב.

Eliashib is mentioned briefly in 1 Chronicles 24:12 as the head of the eleventh priestly division organized by King David. David divided the priests into twenty-four divisions to ensure a systematic and orderly service in the temple. Each division was responsible for serving in the temple for a week at a time, twice a year. As the head of the eleventh division, Eliashib would have been responsible for overseeing his division's duties and ensuring that they fulfilled their responsibilities in the temple service.

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