Nehemiah 12:16 (KJV) | Thy Word is True

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Nehemiah 12:16 KJV

Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

Matthew Henry

The priests and Levites that returnedIt is a debt we owe to faithful ministers, to remember our guides, who have spoken to us the word of God. It is good to know what our godly predecessors...

Topics

Ginnethon Also called GINNETHO, a companion of Nehemiah
Iddo 6. A priest
Israel, prophecies concerning The wall of Jerusalem rebuilt and dedicated
Levites The list of those who returned from captivity
Meshullam 15. Two priests who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon
Nehemiah Register of the priests and Levites
Zechariah (Zecharias) Probably the priest mentioned in
Zerubbabel Leads the Emancipated Jews back from Babylon

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible446 BC · Nehemiah Builds the Wall

Bible Dictionary

Iddo(1.) Timely (1 Chr 6:21). A Gershonite Levite.
ZechariahJehovah is renowned or remembered. (1.) A prophet of Judah, the eleventh of the twelve minor prophets. Like Ezekiel, he was of priestly...
MeshullamBefriended. (1.) One of the chief Gadites in Bashan in the time of Jotham (1 Chr 5:13).

Strong’s Numbers

Of Iddo עִדּוֹ ʻIddôw
Zechariah זְכַרְיָה Zᵉkaryâh
of Ginnethon גִּנְּתוֹן Ginnᵉthôwn
Meshullam מְשֻׁלָּם Mᵉshullâm

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