Person Old Testament
Pethahiah
Pethahiah, a Levite appointed to represent the people before the Persian king during the time of Nehemiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:24.
Why it matters. Levite appointed for the king's matters
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Pethahiah
Pethahiah was a Levite who was appointed to represent the people in matters related to the Persian king during the time of Nehemiah, according to Neh.11.24. After the completion of the wall and the repopulation of Jerusalem, various officials and leaders were appointed to oversee the city's affairs. Pethahiah's role as a representative before the king suggests that he was a trusted and capable leader who could communicate the needs and concerns of the Jewish community to the Persian authorities. This appointment also reflects the ongoing relationship between the Jewish community and the Persian Empire during the post-exilic period.
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.
Nehemiah (1 verse)