Lexical Definition

‎מְלַטְיָה‎ Mᵉlaṭyâh (mel-at-yaw') Melatiah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎מֶלֶט‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; (whom) Jah has delivered

Melatiah.

• § Melatiah = "Jehovah delivered"
• Melatjah, a Gibeonite

1) a Gibeonite who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.7

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎מְלַטְיָה‎ proper name, masculine (Yahweh delivered, compare Gray^{Prop. N. 267, 293}) a Gibeonite, a builder at the wall Neh 3:7 ᵐ5^L Μαλτιας. ‎מְלִיצָה‎ see ‎ליץ‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned builder • Gibeonite who helped repair Jerusalem's wall under Nehemiah.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Melatiah the Gibeonite helped repair a section of Jerusalem's wall during Nehemiah's rebuilding project (Neh.3.7).

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.7;
• only referred to as Melatiah מְלַטְיָה.

Melatiah the Gibeonite is mentioned in the context of the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls under the leadership of Nehemiah. He was one of the individuals who took responsibility for repairing a specific section of the wall, alongside Jadon the Meronothite and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah (Nehemiah 3:7). The Gibeonites were descendants of the Hivites who had deceived Joshua into making a treaty with them, and as a result, they were assigned as servants to the Israelites (Joshua 9). Melatiah's participation in the rebuilding project demonstrates that the Gibeonites, despite their history, were still involved in the affairs of Israel and contributed to the restoration of Jerusalem in the post-exilic period.

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