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Meremoth

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4822

מְרֵמוֹת

me.re.mot — Meremoth

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.8.33; son of: Uriah (H0223H); also called Meraioth at Neh.12.15; Also named: me.ra.vot (מְרָיוֹת "Meraioth" H4812H) § Meremoth = "elevations" 1) a priest, son of Uriah of the family of Koz active in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem and in the 7th course of temple service in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah 2) a priest in the time of Zerubbabel 3) a returning exile of the family of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2517

חֶלְקָ֑י

chel.qay — Helkai

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.15 § Helkai = "my portion is Jehovah" chief of Meremoth's priestly family in the time of Joiakim

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Historical dictionary entry

Exaltations, heights, a priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:3), to whom were sent the sacred vessels (Ezra 8:33) belonging to the temple. He took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:4).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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