Person Old Testament
Meshullam
Meshullam, a Gadite leader during the reign of Jotham, king of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 5:13.
Why it matters. A Gadite leader during the reign of Jotham.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Meshullam
Meshullam is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Gad in the book of Chronicles (1Ch.5.13). He is listed among the leaders of the Gadites during the reign of Jotham, king of Judah. These leaders, including Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jachan, Zia, and Eber, were described as mighty warriors, famous men, and heads of their fathers' houses.
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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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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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.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)