Person Old Testament
Meshullam
Meshullam, head of the priestly family of Ginnethon during the high priesthood of Joiakim. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 12:16.
Why it matters. A priest during the high priesthood of Joiakim.
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Meshullam
Meshullam is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as the head of the priestly family of Ginnethon during the high priesthood of Joiakim (Neh.12.16). Joiakim was the son of Jeshua, the high priest who had returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. In the list of priests and Levites who served during this time, Meshullam is named as the leader of the Ginnethon family. This suggests that Meshullam had a significant role in overseeing the priestly duties and responsibilities of his family.
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)