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 Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.13.4
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֶלְיָשִׁיב proper name, masculine (God restores, compare NesEg 194 & Sabean תֿובאל DHMZMG 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
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 3:24 · 24:12 |
| Ezra | 10:6 · 10:24 · 10:27 · 10:36 |
| Nehemiah | 3:1 · 3:20 · 3:21 · 12:10 · 12:12 · 12:23 · 13:4 · 13:7 · 13:28 |
Profile
Male • Returned priest • Priest who prepared a room for Tobiah in the temple
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Eliashib, a priest, had ties to Tobiah the Ammonite and prepared a room for him in the temple courts.
- A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.13.4;
- only referred to as Eliashib אֶלְיָשִׁיב.
Eliashib, a priest, is mentioned in Nehemiah 13:4, 7 in relation to his ties with Tobiah the Ammonite, an opponent of Nehemiah. Prior to Nehemiah's return to Jerusalem, Eliashib had been put in charge of the storerooms in the temple (Nehemiah 13:4). However, he allied himself with Tobiah and prepared a large room for him in the temple courts, which had previously been used to store grain offerings, incense, and temple articles (Nehemiah 13:5). Upon learning of this, Nehemiah was greatly displeased and threw out Tobiah's household goods from the room (Nehemiah 13:7-8). This incident highlights the challenges Nehemiah faced in restoring proper worship and order in the temple, even among the priestly ranks.
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