Person Old Testament
Meshullam
Also known as Ahzai =ESV, NIV; Ahasai =KJV
Meshullam (also called Ahzai), a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Chronicles 9:12.
Why it matters. A priest who lived in Jerusalem after the exile.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Meshullam
Meshullam, also known as Ahzai, was a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. In the book of Chronicles, he is mentioned in the list of priests who settled in Jerusalem (1Ch.9.12). Meshullam is described as the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer. In the book of Nehemiah, a priest named Ahzai, likely the same individual, is mentioned among the priests living in Jerusalem (Neh.11.13). Ahzai is described as the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer.
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.
- Parents
- Meshillemith
- Children
- Jahzerah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.