Eliashib אֶלְיָשִׁיב

High Priest. Eliashib, the high priest during Nehemiah's time, participated in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem.

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Where Eliashib appears

Nehemiah (3)

Key verses

• Nehemiah 3:1 first mention — Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.
• Nehemiah 3:20 — After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
• Nehemiah 3:21 — After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.