Person Old Testament
Meshezabel
Also known as Meshezabel =ESV, NIV; Meshezabeel =KJV
Meshezabel, one of the leaders who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 10:21.
Why it matters. A leader who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Meshezabel
Meshezabel is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as one of the leaders who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh.10.21). After the completion of the wall of Jerusalem, the people gathered to hear Ezra read the Book of the Law. They then confessed their sins and made a covenant to follow God's laws. Meshezabel was among the leaders who signed and sealed this covenant, pledging to uphold its terms.
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)