Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Eliashibthe God of conversion
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Eliashib(whom God restores).
- A priest in the time of King David eleventh in the order of the "governors" of the sanctuary. (1 Chronicles 24:12)
- One of the latest descendants of the royal family of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:24)
- High priest at Jerusalem at the time of the rebuilding of the walls under Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 3:1,20,21) (B.C. 446.)
- A singer in the time of Ezra who had married a foreign wife. (Ezra 10:24)
- A son of Zattu, (Ezra 10:27) and
- A son of Bani, (Ezra 10:36) both of whom had transgressed in the same manner. (B.C. 458.)
ATS Bible Dictionary
EliashibA high priest in the days of Nehemiah, who took part in rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem, Nehemiah 3:1. The same person probably was afterwards censured for profaning the temple, by giving the use of one of its chambers to a heathen and an Ammonite, his relative, De 23:3,4 Nehemiah 12:10 13:1-9.
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Whom God will restore.
(1.) A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David (1 Chronicles 24:12).
(2.) A high priest in the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Nehemiah 12:22, 23). He rebuilt the eastern city wall (3:1), his own mansion being in that quarter, on the ridge Ophel (3:20, 21). His indulgence of Tobiah the Ammonite provoked the indignation of Nehemiah (13:4, 7).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ELIASHIBe-li'-a-shib ('elyashibh, "God restores"):
(1) A descendant of David (1 Chronicles 3:24).
(2) Head of the eleventh course of priests (1 Chronicles 24:12).
(3) The high priest in the time of Nehemiah. He, with his brethren the priests, helped in the rebuilding of the wall (Nehemiah 3:1). But later he was "allied unto Tobiah" the Ammonite (Nehemiah 13:4) and allowed that enemy of Nehemiah the use of a great chamber in the temple (Nehemiah 13:5); and one of his grandsons, a son of Joiada, married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite and was for this expelled from the community by Nehemiah (Nehemiah 13:28).
See SANBALLAT.
(4, 5, 6) Three Israelites, one a "singer," who had married foreign wives (Ezra 10:24, 27, 36).
(7) Father of Jehohanan (Ezra 10:6); probably identical with (3) above. Called Eliasib in APC 1Esdras 9:1.
F. K. Farr
Strong's Hebrew
475. Elyashib -- "God restores," the name of several Israelites... Elyashib. 476 . "God restores," the name of several Israelites. Transliteration:
Elyashib Phonetic Spelling: (el-yaw-sheeb') Short Definition:
Eliashib.
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Reformation
... Through intermarriage, a friendship had been brought about between Eliashib the
high priest and Tobiah the Ammonite, Israel's bitter enemy. ...
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Appendix iv. An Abstract of Jewish History from the Reign of ...
... Jeshua. Joiakin, Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, [6328] Jonathan, and Jaddua,
who was the contemporary of Alexander the Great. After ...
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How John Slew his Brother Jesus in the Temple; and How Bagoses ...
... 1. When Eliashib the high priest was dead, his son Judas succeeded in the high
priesthood; and when he was dead, his son John took that dignity; on whose ...
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The Last Days of the Old Eastern World
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 9. <. ...
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Thesaurus
Eliashib (15 Occurrences)...ELIASHIB. e-li'-a-shib ('elyashibh, "God restores"): (1) A descendant of David
(1 Chronicles 3:24).
... Multi-Version Concordance
Eliashib (15 Occurrences).
.../e/eliashib.htm - 13kEliashib's (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Eliashib's (1 Occurrence). Nehemiah 3:21 After
him repaired Meremoth the son of Uriah the son of Hakkoz ...
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Eli'ashib (15 Occurrences)
Eli'ashib. Eliashib, Eli'ashib. Eliashib's . Multi-Version Concordance ... (See
RSV). 1 Chronicles 24:12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim; (See RSV ...
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Joiada (5 Occurrences)
... Yahweh knows"; compare JEHOIADA): (1) A repairer of the Jerusalem walls (Nehemiah
3:6); the King James Version "Jehoiada." (2) Son of Eliashib the high priest ...
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Meremoth (6 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah, first as a builder of the wall of the city (Nehemiah 3:4), then as a restorer
of that part of the temple abutting on the house of Eliashib the priest ...
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Tobiah (14 Occurrences)
... He was a man of great influence, which he exerted in opposition to the Jews, and
"sent letters" to Nehemiah "to put him in fear" (Nehemiah 6:17-19). "Eliashib...
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Johanan (31 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 3:24 The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah,
and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven. ...
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Joiakim (3 Occurrences)
... JOIAKIM. joi'-a-kim (yoyaqim, "Yahweh raises up"; compare JEHOIAKIM; JOKIM): Son
of Jeshua and father of Eliashib, the high priest (Nehemiah 12:10, 12, 26). ...
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Joha'nan (25 Occurrences)
... (See RSV). 1 Chronicles 3:24 And the sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, and Eliashib, and
Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven. (See RSV). ...
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Joi'ada (4 Occurrences)
... thereof. (See RSV). Nehemiah 12:10 And Jeshua begot Joiakim, and Joiakim begot
Eliashib, and Eliashib begot Joiada, (See RSV). Nehemiah ...
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