Meshullam

MeshillemithEnglish

A priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12.

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 (1 Chronicles 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 (Nehemiah 11:13). Ahzai is described as the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer.