Person Old Testament
Eliashib
Eliashib, a priest, had ties to Tobiah the Ammonite and prepared a room for him in the temple courts. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Nehemiah 13:4.
Why it matters. Priest who prepared a room for Tobiah in the temple
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eliashib
Eliashib, a priest, is mentioned in Neh.13.4, 7 in relation to his ties with Tobiah the Ammonite, an opponent of Nehemiah. Prior to Nehemiah's return to Jerusalem, Eliashib had been put in charge of the storerooms in the temple (Neh.13.4). However, he allied himself with Tobiah and prepared a large room for him in the temple courts, which had previously been used to store grain offerings, incense, and temple articles (Neh.13.5). Upon learning of this, Nehemiah was greatly displeased and threw out Tobiah's household goods from the room (Neh.13.7-8). This incident highlights the challenges Nehemiah faced in restoring proper worship and order in the temple, even among the priestly ranks.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.