1. Korahite from the tribe of Levi and a gatekeeper who was chosen by lot to guard the east gate of the sanctuary during David’s reign (1 Chr 26:14); also named Meshelemiah (vv 1–2). See Meshelemiah.→ View encyclopedia entry
2–3. Two of Binnui’s sons, who were encouraged to divorce their foreign wives during Ezra’s postexilic reforms in Israel (Ezr 10:39–41).
4. Father of Hananiah. Hananiah repaired a section of the Jerusalem wall under Nehemiah (Neh 3:30).→ View encyclopedia entry
5. Priest and one of the three men appointed by Nehemiah as the treasurers of the temple in Jerusalem. Their task was to oversee the distribution of the tithes among their fellow priests (Neh 13:13).→ View encyclopedia entry
6. Son of Cushi, the father of Nethaniah, and a forefather of Jehudi (Jer 36:14).→ View encyclopedia entry
7. Son of Abdeel who, with Jerahmeel and Seraiah, was commanded by King Jehoiakim of Judah (609–598 BC) to seize Baruch and Jeremiah (Jer 36:26).→ View encyclopedia entry
8. Father of Jehucal (Jer 37:3), alternately spelled Jucal in 38:1 (nlt mg).→ View encyclopedia entry
9. Son of Hananiah and the father of Irijah. Irijah arrested Jeremiah for apparently deserting to the Babylonians (Jer 37:13).→ View encyclopedia entry