Person Old Testament
Hilkiah
Hilkiah was one of the priests who stood beside Ezra when he read the Book of the Law to the people. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 8:4.
Why it matters. A priest who assisted Ezra.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hilkiah
Hilkiah is mentioned in Neh.8.4 as one of the priests who stood beside Ezra the scribe when he read the Book of the Law to the assembled people of Israel. This event took place during the Feast of Tabernacles, after the Israelites had returned from Babylonian exile and rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem.
Hilkiah, along with several other priests, stood on a wooden platform beside Ezra as he read from the Law from early morning until midday. The presence of the priests alongside Ezra emphasizes the importance and solemnity of the occasion, as well as the role of the priests in teaching and interpreting the Law to the people. Hilkiah's participation in this significant event demonstrates his role as a priest and his involvement in the spiritual restoration of Israel after the exile.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)