Tobiah was a head of a family from the tribe of Levi whose descendants were excluded from the priesthood during the time of exile and return, first mentioned in Ezra 2:60.
About Tobiah
The ancestor of a family of people who returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem after the exile in Babylon. This family was not able to prove their Jewish heritage (Ezra 2:60; Nehemiah 7:62).
Key References
Ezra 2:60
the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.
Nehemiah 7:62
the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.
All Scripture References (2)
Ezra (1)
Ezra 2:60
the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.
Nehemiah (1)
Nehemiah 7:62
the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.