1. Elioenai’s son and a descendant of Zerubbabel in the royal lineage of David (1 Chr 3:24).→ View encyclopedia entry
2. Aaron’s descendant chosen by David to head the 11th of the 24 courses of priests taking turns in the sanctuary services (1 Chr 24:12).→ View encyclopedia entry
3. High priest in the second succession from Jeshua (Neh 12:10). Eliashib assigned a chamber of the temple to Tobiah the Ammonite, a relative by marriage. When Nehemiah returned from exile, he had Tobiah removed from his temple lodging (Ezr 10:6; Neh 3:1, 20; 13:4, 7–8, 28).→ View encyclopedia entry
4. Levite and temple singer. He pledged to put away his foreign wife at Ezra’s command (Ezr 10:24).→ View encyclopedia entry
5, 6. Two men, a son of Zattu and a son of Bani, similarly persuaded by Ezra to put away their foreign wives (Ezr 10:27, 36).