1. Forefather of Shaphan, the royal secretary to King Josiah of Judah (2 Kgs 22:3).→ View encyclopedia entry
2. Zerubbabel’s son and a descendant of David (1 Chr 3:19).→ View encyclopedia entry
3. Gadite leader registered during the reigns of Jotham, king of Judah (950–932 BC), and Jeroboam II, king of Israel (993–953 BC; 1 Chr 5:13).→ View encyclopedia entry
4. Benjamite and a descendant of Elpaal (1 Chr 8:17).→ View encyclopedia entry
5. Benjamite and the father of Sallu, a resident in Jerusalem during the postexilic period (1 Chr 9:7; Neh 11:7).→ View encyclopedia entry
6. Benjamite and the son of Shephatiah, who resided in Jerusalem during the postexilic period (1 Chr 9:8).→ View encyclopedia entry
7. Priest, the son of Zadok and the father of Hilkiah, whose descendants served in Jerusalem’s sanctuary during the postexilic era (1 Chr 9:11; Neh 11:11). He is probably identical with Shallum in 1 Chronicles 6:12–13.→ View encyclopedia entry
8. Priest, the son of Meshillemith and a forefather of Adaiah. Adaiah served in Jerusalem’s sanctuary during the postexilic era (1 Chr 9:12).→ View encyclopedia entry
9. Kohathite Levite who was appointed to oversee the repair of the temple during King Josiah’s reign (2 Chr 34:12).→ View encyclopedia entry
10. One of the Jewish leaders whom Ezra sent to Iddo at Casiphia to gather Levites and temple servants for the caravan of Jews returning to Palestine from Babylonia (Ezr 8:16).→ View encyclopedia entry
11. One who opposed Ezra’s suggestion that the sons of Israel should divorce the foreign women they had married since returning to Palestine from exile (Ezr 10:15).→ View encyclopedia entry
12. Bani’s son, who was encouraged by Ezra to divorce his foreign wife during the postexilic era (Ezr 10:29).→ View encyclopedia entry
13. Berekiah’s son, who rebuilt a section of the Jerusalem wall during the days of Nehemiah (Neh 3:4, 30). His daughter married Jehohanan, the son of Tobiah the Ammonite (6:18).→ View encyclopedia entry
14. Besodeiah’s son, who with Joiada repaired the Old Gate in the Jerusalem wall (Neh 3:6).→ View encyclopedia entry
15. One of the men who stood to Ezra’s left when Ezra read the law to the people (Neh 8:4).→ View encyclopedia entry
16. One of the priests who set his seal on the covenant of Ezra (Neh 10:7).
17. One of the leaders of Israel who set his seal on the covenant of Ezra (Neh 10:20).
18. Head of Ezra’s priestly family during the days of Joiakim, the high priest, in postexilic Jerusalem (Neh 12:13).→ View encyclopedia entry
19. Head of Ginnethon’s priestly family during the days of Joiakim (Neh 12:16).→ View encyclopedia entry
20. One of the gatekeepers during the days of the high priest Joiakim (Neh 12:25); perhaps identifiable with Shallum in 1 Chronicles 9:17.→ View encyclopedia entry
21. One of the princes of Judah who participated in the dedication of the Jerusalem wall during the postexilic era (Neh 12:33).→ View encyclopedia entry