Meshezabeel
Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)
(delivered by God).
• Ancestor of Meshullam, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 3:4)
• One of the “heads of the people,” probably a family, who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:21)
• The father of Pethahiah, and descendant of Zerah the son of Judah. (Nehemiah 11:24)
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