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Levitical singer of Jeduthun's house (Nehemiah 11:17). 1 Chronicles 9:16 calls him Obadiah son of Shemaiah.
Of the sons of Elam (Ezra 10:26). Distinct from Abdi the Levite ancestor of Ethan.
Priest of the family of Abijah (eighth priestly course; the course of Zechariah father of John the Baptist) who returned with Zerubbabel.
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:29).
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:39).
Post-exilic priest; son of Jeroham son of Pashhur son of Malchijah (1 Chronicles 9:12).
Priest in Jerusalem; descendant of Malchijah (Nehemiah 11:12). Distinct from many other Adaiahs.
Father of Hazaiah of the Shilonites (Nehemiah 11:5).
Head of 454 returnees (Ezra 2:15; 655 in Nehemiah 7:20); fifty more came with Ezra (Ezra 8:6).
Head of the priestly family of Harim in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:15).
Of the sons of Pahath-moab (Ezra 10:30). Distinct from Adna the priest of Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:15).
Head of 666 returnees (Ezra 2:13; 667 in Nehemiah 7:18); sixty more came with Ezra (Ezra 8:13).
King of Persia 486–465 BC. The 'Ahasuerus' of Esther; led the second Persian invasion of Greece (480 BC).
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:26).
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:26). Distinct from Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh and Ahijah the Pelonite.
Levite gatekeeper at the temple after the exile. Distinct from Ahiman of Anak (Numbers 13:22).
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees. Distinct from Akkub the gatekeeper.
Levite gatekeeper at one of the temple gates after the exile. Distinct from Akkub the Davidic descendant and Akkub the Nethinim.
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:24.
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:2). Father of Jehohanan of Joiakim's generation.
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:42). Distinct from Amariah the priest.
Great-grandfather of Athaiah (Nehemiah 11:4).
Priest serving in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:13); 1 Chronicles 9:12 names a parallel figure Maasai son of Adiel.
Amon (Nehemiah 7:59)
Head of a clan of Solomon's servants among the returnees.
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Eber led the family in Joiakim's day.
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:34). Distinct from Amram father of Moses.
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law; signed the covenant.
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:26).
Last Davidic name in 1 Chronicles 3; ends the post-exilic Davidic genealogy, c. 5th-4th century BC.
Grandfather of Azariah, the wall builder of Nehemiah 3:23.
Head of 775 returnees (Ezra 2:5; 652 in Nehemiah 7:10). Father-in-law of Tobiah the Ammonite via his daughter and her grandson Shecaniah.
Davidic descendant in the post-exilic genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3:21.
King of Persia 465–424 BC; commissioned Ezra (458 BC) and Nehemiah (445 BC) to Jerusalem.
Firstborn of the Shilonites among the Judahite returnees in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:5). Shilonites here = descendants of Shelah son of Judah.
Head of a Nethinim clan in Ezra's list (omitted in Nehemiah).
Head of 98 returnees of the line of Hezekiah (Ezra 2:16, Nehemiah 7:21).
Head of a clan of returnee gatekeepers (138 in total per Ezra 2:42).
Of the descendants of Perez; one of the leaders dwelling in Jerusalem after the return (Nehemiah 11:4).
Father of Jeshaiah of the Elam line. Distinct from queen Athaliah and Athaliah of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:26).
Of the sons of Bebai (Ezra 10:28).
One of the brothers/companions in Zechariah's company at the wall dedication, with the musical instruments of David (Nehemiah 12:36). Distinct from Azarel son of Jeroham, Azarel son of Binnui, and others.
Father of Amashsai the priest (Nehemiah 11:13). Distinct from Azarel of Heman's musicians and Azarel of Binnui.
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:41). Distinct from many other Azarels.
Chief priest in the house of God after the return; son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub. Distinct from many other Azariahs.
Repaired a section of the wall by his house; signed the covenant.
Father of Nehemiah son of Azbuk (Nehemiah 3:16).
Head of returnees (1,222 in Ezra 2:12; 2,322 in Nehemiah 7:17); 110 more came with Ezra (Ezra 8:12).
Of the sons of Zattu (Ezra 10:27).
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:23.
Father of Zadok son of Baana (Nehemiah 3:4). Distinct from Baana son of Ahilud, Baana son of Hushai, and Baanah of Beeroth.
Returnee leader with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2 / Nehemiah 7:7). Distinct from Baanah son of Rimmon (Saulide assassin), Baanah father of Heleb the mighty man, and Baanah the Netophathite (David's overseer).
Levite returnee dwelling in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:15).
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Levite who served opposite Mattaniah in worship; chief of the gatekeepers in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 11:17, 12:9, 12:25).
Second of his brothers among the Levites; Asaphite singer (Nehemiah 11:17; 12:9).
Father of Rehum the Levite wall builder (Nehemiah 3:17). Likely same as Bani the Levite of Nehemiah 8:7 and 9:4-5.
Head of returnees (642 in Ezra 2:10; 'sons of Binnui' 648 in Nehemiah 7:15). Several sons had foreign wives (Ezra 10:29, 34).
Father of Uzzi the overseer (Nehemiah 11:22).
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:22.
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Father of Maaseiah of the Shilonites (Nehemiah 11:5).
Zealously repaired a section of the wall from the buttress to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
Levite wall builder, ruler of half the district of Keilah (Nehemiah 3:18). Many translations harmonize with Binnui son of Henadad of v.24.
Bazlith (Nehemiah 7:54)
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Head of 623 returnees (Ezra 2:11; 628 in Nehemiah 7:16); twenty-eight more came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:11).
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:35).
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:35).
Of the sons of Nebo (Ezra 10:43).
Of the sons of Pahath-moab (Ezra 10:30).
Of the sons of Parosh (Ezra 10:25). Distinct from Benaiah son of Jehoiada.
Repaired a section of the wall opposite his house. Distinct from Benjamin son of Jacob.
Of the sons of Harim (Ezra 10:32). Distinct from Benjamin the patriarch.
Levite returnee living in the villages of the Netophathites (1 Chronicles 9:16). Distinct from Berechiah father of Zechariah the prophet, Berechiah son of Iddo, and others.
Father of Meshullam the wall builder (Nehemiah 3:4). Distinct from Berechiah father of Asaph and Berechiah son of Zerubbabel.
Son of Zerubbabel listed in 1 Chronicles 3:20.
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Father of Meshullam the wall builder (Nehemiah 3:6).
Head of 323 (Ezra 2:17) / 324 (Nehemiah 7:23) returnees.
Of the sons of Pahath-moab (Ezra 10:30). Distinct from Bezalel son of Uri the craftsman.
Head of 2,056 returnees (Ezra 2:14; 2,067 in Nehemiah 7:19); 70 more came with Ezra (Ezra 8:14).
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:5). Likely the contemporary representative of the priestly course of Bilgah.
Returnee leader with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2 / Nehemiah 7:7).
Levite who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:8). Distinct from Binnui son of Henadad the wall builder.
Levite who repaired a section of the wall and signed the covenant.
Of the sons of Pahath-moab (Ezra 10:30). Distinct from Binnui son of Henadad and Binnui the Levite.
Persian-era opponent of the temple rebuilding; co-author with Mithredath and Tabeel of a letter to Artaxerxes accusing the Jews of sedition (Ezra 4:7).
Of the sons of Pahath-moab (Ezra 10:30).
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:35).
Father of Shallun, ruler of Mizpah district and Fountain Gate builder (Nehemiah 3:15). May be the same Col-hozeh of Judah named in Nehemiah 11:5.
King of Persia 559–530 BC; founder of the Achaemenid empire. Conquered Babylon in 539 BC and decreed the return of the Jewish exiles in 538. Named explicitly by Isaiah ~150 years before his birth (Isa 44:28-45:1).
One of the seven sons of Elioenai in the post-exilic Davidic genealogy (1 Chronicles 3:24).
Head of the family of Ithamar who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:2). Distinct from Daniel the prophet and Daniel son of David.
King of Persia 522–486 BC; reauthorized the rebuilding of the temple, completed in his sixth year (516 BC). Distinct from Darius the Mede.
Head of a clan of Solomon's servants among the returnees.
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:24.
Head of fifty men of the family of Adin who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:6).
Head of the priestly family of Amok in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:20). Distinct from Eber descendant of Shem.
Benjamite returnee in Jerusalem; son of Uzzi son of Michri (1 Chronicles 9:8). Distinct from King Elah and other Elahs.
Head of 1,254 returnees (Ezra 2:7, Nehemiah 7:12). 'The other Elam' had the same number (Ezra 2:31, Nehemiah 7:34). Distinct from Elam son of Shem.
Singer under Jezrahiah at the wall-dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:42). Distinct from Elam the lay clan-head of returnees, Elam the Korahite gatekeeper, and Elam son of Shashak the Benjamite.
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22). Distinct from Elasah son of Shaphan and Elasah son of Helez.
Of the sons of Pashhur (Ezra 10:22). Distinct from Elasah son of Shaphan (Jeremiah 29:3).
Singer under Jezrahiah at the wall-dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:42). Distinct from Eleazar son of Aaron the high priest, Eleazar of Anathoth, and others.
Of the sons of Parosh (Ezra 10:25). Distinct from Eleazar son of Aaron.
Priest who weighed the silver and gold with Meremoth and others when Ezra arrived in Jerusalem (Ezra 8:33). Distinct from Eleazar son of Aaron.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Eliakim son of Hilkiah the steward of Hezekiah, Eliakim/Jehoiakim king of Judah, and Eliakim in the genealogy of Jesus.
Son of Joiakim; high priest in the days of Nehemiah. Prepared a chamber in the temple courts for Tobiah, drawing Nehemiah's rebuke.
Of the singers; put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:24). Distinct from Eliashib the high priest.
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:36). Distinct from Eliashib the high priest.
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:24. Distinct from Eliashib the high priest.
Of the sons of Zattu (Ezra 10:27).
Levite who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:23). Distinct from Eliezer of Damascus and Eliezer son of Moses.
Of the sons of Harim (lay) (Ezra 10:31).
Priest, son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:18). Distinct from Eliezer son of Moses, Eliezer the Reubenite, Eliezer the prophet, and many others.
Brother of Maaseiah; priest of Jeshua's house who took a foreign wife (Ezra 10:18).
Of the sons of Elam (Ezra 10:26). Distinct from Elijah the prophet and Elijah of Harim's priestly house.
Of the sons of Harim the priest (Ezra 10:21). Distinct from Elijah the prophet.
Priest of the sons of Harim who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:21). Distinct from Elijah the prophet and Elijah the Benjaminite.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Elioenai of David's line, Elioenai son of Pashhur, and Elioenai the gatekeeper.
Davidic descendant; father of seven sons (Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, Anani). The last (Anani) is the final Davidic name in 1 Chronicles 3.
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22). Distinct from Elioenai of David's line, Elioenai the gatekeeper, and Elioenai of Simeon.
Of the sons of Pashhur; put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:22).
Of the sons of Zattu (Ezra 10:27).
Head of 200 men of Pahath-moab who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:4).
Head, with Jeuel and Shemaiah, of sixty men of the family of Adonikam who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:13).
Of the sons of Hashum (Ezra 10:33). Distinct from Eliphelet son of David.
Hadassah
Jewish orphan in Susa raised by her cousin Mordecai; chosen as queen by Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) ca. 478 BC. Through fasting and risk approached the king to expose Haman's plot, saving the Jewish people. Origin of the festival of Purim.
Singer under Jezrahiah at the wall-dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:42). Distinct from Ezer son of Seir the Horite, Ezer son of Ephraim, Ezer the Gadite chief, and Ezer son of Jeshua ruler of Mizpah.
Repaired a section of the wall opposite the ascent to the armory.
Priest of the Aaronic line and scribe skilled in the law of Moses; led a second group of returnees in 458 BC. Dissolved the mixed marriages; read the Torah at the Water Gate (Nehemiah 8). Traditionally credited with the canonical work of the Hebrew scriptures.
Benjamite leader in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:8).
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Levite returnee dwelling in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:15). Distinct from Galal son of Jeduthun (9:16).
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Brother of Maaseiah of Jeshua's priestly house (Ezra 10:18). Distinct from Gedaliah son of Ahikam, governor of Judah.
Priest, son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:18). Distinct from Gedaliah governor of Judah, Gedaliah the prophet, and others.
Head of the family of Phinehas who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:2). Distinct from Gershom son of Moses and Gershon son of Levi.
Gashmu
Arab opponent of Nehemiah; conspired with Sanballat and Tobiah to lure Nehemiah to a meeting in the plain of Ono and to charge him with rebellion against Persia.
Gibeon (Nehemiah 7:25)
Head of 95 returnees, by clan or by town (Ezra 2:20; 'sons of Gibeon' in Nehemiah 7:25).
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Head of a clan of Solomon's servants among the returnees. Distinct from Giddel the Nethinim.
Musician with the instruments of David in Zechariah's company at the wall dedication (Nehemiah 12:36).
Ginnethon (Nehemiah 10:6, 12:16)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; sealed Nehemiah's covenant; his son Meshullam led the family in Joiakim's day.
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Hagaba (Nehemiah 7:48)
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Post-exilic prophet ca. 520 BC; rallied the returnees under Zerubbabel and Joshua to resume rebuilding the temple. Each oracle is precisely dated.
Father (or title 'one of the great men') of Zabdiel (Nehemiah 11:14).
Father of Johanan of the Azgad line.
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Father of Shallum, ruler of half the district of Jerusalem who repaired the wall with his daughters (Nehemiah 3:12); a sealer of the covenant under Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:24).
Son of Hammedatha the Agagite (i.e. of Amalek/Agag); chief minister of Ahasuerus. Plotted to exterminate the Jews; hanged on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai.
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:22).
Musician with the instruments of David at the wall dedication (Nehemiah 12:36). Distinct from Hanani the seer, Hanani brother of Nehemiah, and Hanani son of Immer the priest.
Brought Nehemiah the news of Jerusalem's broken walls in Susa; later appointed by Nehemiah governor of Jerusalem alongside Hananiah commander of the citadel.
Priest of the sons of Immer who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:20). Distinct from Hanani the brother of Nehemiah and Hanani the seer.
Of the sons of Immer; priest who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:20). Distinct from Hanani brother of Nehemiah and Hanani son of Immer the priest of Nehemiah 12.
One of the perfumers who repaired the wall beside Uzziel the goldsmith (Nehemiah 3:8).
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Hananiah the false prophet, Hananiah governor of the citadel, and many other Hananiahs.
Head of the priestly family of Jeremiah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:12).
Of the sons of Bebai (Ezra 10:28).
Repaired a section of the wall along with Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph.
Son of Zerubbabel; father of Pelatiah and Jeshaiah; through him the Davidic line continues toward the post-exilic period.
With the inhabitants of Zanoah, repaired the Valley Gate and a thousand cubits of wall to the Dung Gate (Nehemiah 3:13). Distinct from Hanun sixth son of Zalaph and Hanun the Ammonite king.
Repaired a section of the wall.
Father of Uzziel the goldsmith (Nehemiah 3:8).
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:27). Distinct from Harim the priestly course leader and Harim the priest sealer.
Priest who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:5). Likely the contemporary representative of the priestly course of Harim (1 Chronicles 24:8).
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Father of Jedaiah the wall builder (Nehemiah 3:10).
Son of Zerubbabel listed in 1 Chronicles 3:20.
Head of the priestly family of Hilkiah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:21).
Levite who repaired the wall on behalf of his district.
Levite of the Merarite line; came up with Ezra; weighed the silver and gold for the temple (Ezra 8:19, 24).
One of the chiefs of the people who set their seal to the covenant under Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:25).
Father of Hattush the wall builder (Nehemiah 3:10). Possibly the same Hashabneiah of Nehemiah 9:5 who led praise.
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law.
Son of Zerubbabel listed among five further sons in 1 Chronicles 3:20.
Head of 223 (Ezra 2:19) / 328 (Nehemiah 7:22) returnees. Stood on Ezra's left at the reading of the Law (Nehemiah 8:4).
Wall builder paired with Benjamin (Nehemiah 3:23). Distinct from Hasshub son of Pahath-moab (3:11) and Hasshub son of Bunni the Levite.
Father of Shemaiah the Levite (Nehemiah 11:15). Distinct from Hasshub son of Pahath-moab.
Wall builder who repaired a second section and the Furnace Tower with Malchijah son of Harim (Nehemiah 3:11).
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Head of a clan of returnee gatekeepers.
Head of a clan of Solomon's servants among the returnees.
Priestly head listed among those who returned with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:2). Distinct from Hattush son of Shemaiah of David's line (1 Chronicles 3:22; Ezra 8:2) and Hattush son of Hashabneiah, the wall-rebuilder (Nehemiah 3:10).
Wall builder beside Jedaiah son of Harumaph (Nehemiah 3:10). Distinct from Hattush son of Shemaiah of David's line.
Davidic descendant; led a group back to Jerusalem with Ezra (Ezra 8:2).
Father of Col-hozeh of the Shilonites (Nehemiah 11:5).
Helem
One of the returnees from Babylon who, with Tobijah and Jedaiah, brought silver and gold from which Zechariah was to make crowns for Joshua the high priest (Zechariah 6:10, 14).
Head of the priestly family of Meraioth in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:15).
Levite returnee dwelling in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:15).
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:20). Distinct from Hezir the priestly course leader (1 Chronicles 24:15).
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law. Distinct from Hilkiah the high priest under Josiah.
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Hashabiah led the family in Joiakim's day.
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:23. Distinct from King Hezekiah.
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:24.
Levite who taught the law to the people, led worship, and sealed the covenant under Nehemiah (Nehemiah 8:7, 9:5, 10:10).
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:23). Distinct from Hosea the prophet, Hoshea son of Elah, and Hoshea son of Azaziah.
Father of Rephaiah, ruler of half of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:9). Distinct from Hur grandfather of Bezalel and Hur the Midianite king.
Benjamite returnee in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:8).
Levitical leader at Casiphia from whom Ezra requested ministers for the temple (Ezra 8:17). Distinct from Iddo the prophet and Iddo grandfather of Zechariah.
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:22.
Father of Zaccur the wall builder (Nehemiah 3:2). Distinct from Imri the Judahite ancestor of Uthai.
Of the sons of Pashhur (Ezra 10:22). Distinct from Ishmael son of Nethaniah and other Ishmaels.
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22). Distinct from Ishmael son of Abraham, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and others.
Of the sons of Harim (lay) (Ezra 10:31).
Of the sons of Parosh (Ezra 10:25).
Jaala (Nehemiah 7:58)
Head of a clan of Solomon's servants among the returnees.
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:37).
Of the sons of Nebo (Ezra 10:43).
Last high priest named in the Old Testament (Nehemiah 12:11, 22). Tradition (Josephus) places him in the days of Alexander the Great.
Wall builder beside men of Gibeon and Mizpah (Nehemiah 3:7).
Father of Shecaniah son of Jahaziel of the Zattu line. Distinct from Jahaziel the Levite of 2 Chronicles 20.
Brother of Maaseiah of Jeshua's priestly house (Ezra 10:18).
Priest, son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:18). Distinct from Jarib son of Simeon and Jarib the head of household sent for Levites.
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:29). Distinct from Jashub son of Issachar.
One of the three returnees from Babylon who brought silver and gold for the crowns of Joshua the high priest, lodging at the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah (Zechariah 6:10, 14).
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:6); his son Uzzi led the family in Joiakim's day. Distinct from Jedaiah the priestly course leader (1 Chronicles 24:7) and from Jedaiah of Nehemiah 12:7.
Second Jedaiah listed among the priests who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:7); his son Nethanel led the family in Joiakim's day.
Wall builder opposite his own house (Nehemiah 3:10). Distinct from Jedaiah the priestly course.
Father of Obadiah of the Joab line.
Of the sons of Elam (Ezra 10:26).
Priest of the sons of Harim who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:21).
Of the sons of Harim the priest (Ezra 10:21).
Singer under Jezrahiah at the wall-dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:42). Distinct from Jehohanan the high priest, Jehohanan son of Tobiah, Jehohanan son of Eliashib, and Jehohanan son of Bebai (Ezra 10:28).
Head of the priestly family of Amariah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:13).
Of the sons of Bebai (Ezra 10:28).
Head of the priestly family of Shemaiah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:18).
Of the sons of Nebo (Ezra 10:43).
Of the sons of Hashum (Ezra 10:33).
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:1). Father of Hananiah of Joiakim's generation. Distinct from Jeremiah the prophet.
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:29; some translations 'Ramoth').
Of the sons of Elam (Ezra 10:26).
Of the sons of Zattu (Ezra 10:27).
Father of Adaiah the priest (Nehemiah 11:12). Distinct from many other Jerohams.
Levite of the Merarite line; brother of Hashabiah; came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:19).
Head of seventy men of the family of Elam who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:7). Distinct from Jeshaiah son of Hananiah of the Davidic line and Jeshaiah of Jeduthun.
Davidic descendant of Zerubbabel through Hananiah.
Levite who returned with Zerubbabel and led part of the people in worship (Nehemiah 12:8). Distinct from Jeshua the high priest.
Joshua the high priest
First high priest of the second-temple period; partner of Zerubbabel in rebuilding the altar and the temple. The vision of Zechariah 3 cleanses him from filthy garments and clothes him in priestly robes as a sign of restored Israel.
Of the sons of Zerah son of Judah, dwelling in Jerusalem after the return (1 Chronicles 9:6). Distinct from Jeuel the Reubenite chief and Jeuel the Levite.
Co-leader of the Adonikam returnees who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:13).
Overseer of the singers at the wall-dedication ceremony, under whom Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer sang loudly so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar (Nehemiah 12:42-43).
Grandfather of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7).
Of the sons of Nebo (Ezra 10:43). Distinct from Joel the prophet.
Overseer of the Benjamites in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9). Distinct from Joel the prophet.
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:24.
Head of 110 men of the family of Azgad who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:12).
Son of Eliashib; one of his sons married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite, occasioning Nehemiah's expulsion. Distinct from Jehoiada the high priest under Joash.
Wall builder who repaired the Old Gate (Nehemiah 3:6). Distinct from Joiada the high priest, son of Eliashib.
Son of Jeshua; high priest in the days of Nehemiah's first administration.
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Mattenai led the family in Joiakim's day. Likely the contemporary representative of the priestly course of Jehoiarib.
Father of Zechariah the Asaphite trumpeter at the wall dedication; son of Shemaiah in the Asaphite chain (Nehemiah 12:35). Distinct from Jonathan son of Saul, Jonathan the high priest, and other Jonathans.
Father of Ebed of the Adin line.
Son of Joiada; high priest after his father. Called Jonathan in Nehemiah 12:11 and Johanan in 12:22-23.
Head of the priestly family of Malluch in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:14).
Hariph (Nehemiah 7:24)
Head of 112 returnees (Ezra 2:18; 'Hariph' in Nehemiah 7:24).
Head of the priestly family of Shebaniah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:14).
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:42). Distinct from Joseph the patriarch.
Jeshua
Son of Jehozadak; first high priest after the return from exile under Zerubbabel. Cleansed in Zechariah 3 by exchanging filthy garments for clean. Distinct from Joshua son of Nun and Jesus.
Hen son of Zephaniah
Returnee in whose Jerusalem house Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah lodged when they brought silver and gold for the crowns of Joshua the high priest (Zechariah 6:10).
Father of Shelomith of the Bani line.
Levite who weighed the temple silver under Ezra; helped instruct the people in the law and oversaw outside business (Ezra 8:33, Nehemiah 8:7, 11:16).
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22). Distinct from many other Jozabads.
Of the sons of Pashhur (Ezra 10:22). One of several Jozabads in the post-exilic period.
Levite who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:8). Distinct from Judah son of Jacob and Judah of Nehemiah 12:34.
Levite who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:23). Distinct from Judah the patriarch.
Musician at the wall dedication, listed among Zechariah's company (Nehemiah 12:36). Likely identical with Judah the Levite head of song (Nehemiah 12:8) but the text does not assert it.
Second over the city of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9).
Son of Zerubbabel listed in 1 Chronicles 3:20.
Levite head of clan who returned with Zerubbabel; led the people in confession of sins (Ezra 2:40, 3:9; Nehemiah 9:4-5, 10:9, 12:8, 12:24).
Head of the priestly family of Sallai in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:20).
Levite who put away his foreign wife; called Kelita (Ezra 10:23). Likely same as Kelita who taught the Law (Nehemiah 8:7) and sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:10).
One of the sons of Pahath-moab who had married a foreign wife in the days of Ezra and was required to put her away (Ezra 10:30).
Levite who helped explain the law to the people; sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 8:7, 10:10). Possibly the same as Kelaiah (Ezra 10:23).
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Lebana (Nehemiah 7:48)
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Of the second list of sons of Bani (Ezra 10:34). Some traditions read 'sons of Binnui' here.
Moadiah (Nehemiah 12:17)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his family was led by Piltai in Joiakim's day.
Musician with the instruments of David in Zechariah's company at the wall dedication (Nehemiah 12:36).
Post-exilic priest; son of Adiel son of Jahzerah son of Meshullam son of Meshillemith son of Immer.
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law.
One of the singers under Jezrahiah the overseer at the wall-dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:42). Distinct from Maaseiah the priest-trumpeter of the same chapter and other Maaseiahs.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from many other Maaseiahs (the priest of Jeshua, the gatekeeper, the wall-rebuilder, etc.).
Father of Azariah the wall builder (Nehemiah 3:23).
Of the descendants of Shelah (Shilonites); leader living in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:5).
Of the sons of Harim the priest; put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:21).
Priest of the sons of Harim who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:21).
Son of Jeshua son of Jehozadak; priest who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:18).
Of the priests, sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah put away foreign wives in Ezra 10:18.
Of the sons of Pahath-moab (Ezra 10:30).
Of the sons of Pashhur; put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:22).
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22).
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:40).
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:20).
Last of the writing prophets, ca. 460–430 BC; contemporary of Nehemiah. Final words of the Old Testament are his promise of Elijah before the day of Yahweh.
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law.
Singer under Jezrahiah at the wall-dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:42). Distinct from Malchijah son of Rechab the wall-rebuilder, Malchijah head of priestly course five, Malchijah son of Parosh (Ezra 10:25), and Malchijah the goldsmith.
Of the sons of Harim (Ezra 10:31). Likely same as Malchijah of Harim, repairer of the wall and Furnace Tower (Nehemiah 3:11).
Of the sons of Parosh (Ezra 10:25). Two Malchijahs are listed among Parosh's sons in MT.
Ruler of the district of Beth-haccherem; repaired the Dung Gate.
Repaired as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants opposite the Inspection Gate.
Melichu (Nehemiah 12:14, MT)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Jonathan led the family in Joiakim's day.
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:29).
Of the sons of Harim (Ezra 10:32).
Of the sons of Hashum (Ezra 10:33).
Of the sons of Pahath-moab (Ezra 10:30). Distinct from Manasseh the king and Manasseh of Hashum.
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:37).
Of the sons of Elam; put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:26). Distinct from many other Mattaniahs.
Levite of the Asaphite line dwelling in Jerusalem; son of Mica son of Zichri son of Asaph (1 Chronicles 9:15). Distinct from many other Mattaniahs.
Of the sons of Pahath-moab (Ezra 10:30).
Of the sons of Zattu (Ezra 10:27).
Of the sons of Hashum (Ezra 10:33).
Head of the priestly family of Joiarib in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:19).
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:37).
Of the sons of Hashum (Ezra 10:33). Distinct from Mattenai the priest of Joiakim's day.
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra on a wooden platform when he read the Law to the assembly. Distinct from other Mattithiahs.
Of the sons of Nebo (Ezra 10:43).
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Wall builder beside men of Gibeon and Mizpah (Nehemiah 3:7).
Head of the priestly family of Seraiah in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:12).
Meraioth (Nehemiah 12:15)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Helkai led the family in Joiakim's day. May be the same person as Meremoth son of Uriah, the wall builder.
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:36). Distinct from Meremoth the priest weighing the temple vessels (Ezra 8:33).
Priest who repaired two sections of the wall under Nehemiah; weighed the silver and gold brought back by Ezra.
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:21). Father of Berechiah (Nehemiah 3:4) and grandfather of Pethahiah (Nehemiah 11:24).
Father of Pethahiah the king's representative (Nehemiah 11:24). Likely same as Meshezabel ancestor of the wall builder Meshullam (Nehemiah 3:4).
Head of the priestly family of Ezra in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:13).
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law.
Head of the priestly family of Ginnethon in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:16).
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:29). Distinct from many other Meshullams.
Repaired two sections of the wall of Jerusalem opposite his chamber. His daughter married Jehohanan son of Tobiah, drawing Tobiah's letters into the city.
Wall builder who repaired the Old Gate beside Joiada (Nehemiah 3:6).
Father of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7).
Benjamite returnee in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:8); son of Shephatiah son of Reuel son of Ibnijah.
Eldest son of Zerubbabel; brother of Hananiah.
Head of a Nethinim clan; the name suggests connection with the Meunites raided by Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:7).
Priest of the Miamin family who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:5). Distinct from Mijamin the priestly course leader of 1 Chronicles 24:9 and Miamin who sealed the covenant.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Micaiah son of Imlah the prophet and the Asaphite Micaiah of Nehemiah 12:35.
Asaphite ancestor named in Zechariah the trumpeter's genealogy at the wall dedication (Nehemiah 12:35). Distinct from Micaiah son of Imlah the prophet and other Micaiahs.
Father of Zebadiah of the Shephatiah line. Distinct from the angelic Michael, Michael of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:13), and others.
Priestly head listed among those who returned with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:5). Distinct from Mijamin son of Parosh (Ezra 10:25), Mijamin head of priestly course six (1 Chronicles 24:9), and Mijamin the lay sealer (Nehemiah 10:7).
Of the sons of Parosh (Ezra 10:25). Distinct from Mijamin of the priestly course.
Musician with the instruments of David in Zechariah's company at the wall dedication (Nehemiah 12:36).
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Miniamin the Levite tithe-distributor under Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:15) and Miniamin head of a priestly father's house in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:17).
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law.
Mispereth (Nehemiah 7:7)
Returnee leader with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2); called Mispereth in Nehemiah 7:7.
Persian treasurer under Cyrus who delivered the temple vessels to Sheshbazzar (Ezra 1:8). Possibly the same as Mithredath of Ezra 4:7.
Cousin and adoptive father of Esther; refused to bow to Haman, prompting Haman's plot. Honored when the king discovered Mordecai had foiled an assassination plot. Promoted to second-in-command after Haman's fall.
Returnee leader with Zerubbabel listed in Ezra 2:2 / Nehemiah 7:7. Distinct from Mordecai of Esther, though some traditions equate them.
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:39). Distinct from Nathan the prophet and Nathan son of David.
Davidic descendant; father of Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam.
Son of Hacaliah; cupbearer to Artaxerxes I. Returned to Jerusalem 445 BC to rebuild the walls; completed the work in fifty-two days. Served two terms as governor; reformed Sabbath observance, mixed marriages, and Levitical support.
Ruler of half of Beth-zur who repaired up to the royal tombs and the artificial pool (Nehemiah 3:16). Distinct from Nehemiah the governor and Nehemiah the returnee leader of Ezra 2:2.
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Nephushesim (Nehemiah 7:52)
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Musician with the instruments of David at the wall dedication (Nehemiah 12:36). Distinct from Nethanel son of Zuar of Issachar, Nethanel of the priestly courses, and other Nethanels.
Head of the priestly family of the second Jedaiah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:21).
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22).
Of the sons of Pashhur (Ezra 10:22).
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Levite who weighed the temple silver under Ezra (Ezra 8:33). Distinct from Noadiah the prophetess.
False prophetess hired with other prophets to intimidate Nehemiah. Distinct from Noadiah the Levite of Ezra 8:33.
Davidic descendant in the post-exilic genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3:21. Distinct from Obadiah the prophet.
Priest who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:5). Distinct from Obadiah the prophet, Obadiah of Ahab, and others.
Head of 218 men of the family of Joab who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:9).
Levite of the Jeduthun line dwelling in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:16). Distinct from many other Obadiahs.
Son of Zerubbabel listed in 1 Chronicles 3:20.
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
'Governor of Moab': head of a clan of 2,812 returnees of the lines of Jeshua and Joab (Ezra 2:6, Nehemiah 7:11). Hasshub son of Pahath-moab repaired part of the wall (Nehemiah 3:11).
Repaired a section of the wall opposite the buttress of the upper house of the king.
Head of a family of returnees with Zerubbabel; 2,172 sons (Ezra 2:3, Nehemiah 7:8). Some 'sons of Parosh' came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:3). Several of his sons had foreign wives (Ezra 10:25). Pedaiah son of Parosh helped repair the wall (Nehemiah 3:25). The clan was among those who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:14).
Head of a Nethinim clan. The 'sons of Paseah' included Joiada who repaired the Old Gate (Nehemiah 3:6).
Father of Joiada the wall builder (Nehemiah 3:6). Likely the same Paseah listed as a temple servant (Ezra 2:49).
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law.
Ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7). Distinct from Pedaiah son of Jeconiah and Pedaiah of Parosh.
Repaired a section of the wall.
Levite who taught the law and sealed the covenant under Nehemiah (Nehemiah 8:7, 10:10). Distinct from Pelaiah of the Davidic line (1 Chronicles 3:24).
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:24.
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:22). Distinct from Pelatiah son of Benaiah of Ezekiel and Pelatiah of Hananiah.
Davidic descendant of Zerubbabel through Hananiah.
Perida (Nehemiah 7:57)
Head of a clan of Solomon's servants among the returnees.
Levite who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:23). Distinct from Pethahiah of the priestly course (1 Chronicles 24:16) and Pethahiah son of Meshezabel (Nehemiah 11:24).
Of the descendants of Zerah son of Judah; the king's representative in all matters concerning the people (Nehemiah 11:24).
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:24).
Head of the priestly family of Moadiah (Maadiah) in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:17).
Head of a clan of Solomon's servants among the returnees; the name (= 'binder of gazelles') may indicate a hunter's office.
Of the sons of Parosh; put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:25).
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Father of Malchijah, ruler of Beth-haccherem and Dung Gate builder (Nehemiah 3:14). Distinct from Rechab the Kenite/Rechabite ancestor and Rechab son of Rimmon.
Raamiah (Nehemiah 7:7)
Returnee leader with Zerubbabel; called Raamiah in Nehemiah 7:7.
Sent with Sharezer and their men to entreat the favor of Yahweh and ask the priests and prophets whether the people should still mourn and fast in the fifth month, as they had done for so many years (Zechariah 7:2).
Nehum (Nehemiah 7:7)
Returnee leader with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2); called Nehum in Nehemiah 7:7. Distinct from Rehum the chancellor opponent (Ezra 4:8) and Rehum the wall-builder.
Harim (Nehemiah 12:15)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:3); listed as Harim in Joiakim's day list. Distinct from Rehum son of Bani.
Levite who repaired a section of the wall.
Persian commanding officer who, with Shimshai the scribe, wrote to Artaxerxes opposing the rebuilding of Jerusalem; later suspended the work (Ezra 4:8-23).
Davidic descendant in the post-exilic genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3:21.
Ruler of half the district of Jerusalem who repaired a section of the wall (Nehemiah 3:9). Distinct from many other Rephaiahs.
Head of a Nethinim clan. Distinct from king Rezin of Aram.
Father of Joanan in Luke 3:27; named as a son of Zerubbabel in Luke's genealogy. Not in 1 Chronicles 3:19-20; possibly a Greek title meaning 'prince' attached to Zerubbabel and later read as a name.
Benjamite leader in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:8). Distinct from Sallai the priestly course.
Sallai (Nehemiah 12:20)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Kallai led the family in Joiakim's day.
Benjamite returnee at the head of his clan in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:7). Distinct from Sallu the priest of Nehemiah 12:7.
Leader of Benjamin in Jerusalem after the return (Nehemiah 11:7).
Chief opponent of Nehemiah; together with Tobiah and Geshem mocked, threatened, and plotted against the rebuilding of the wall. His daughter married a son of Joiada the high priest, leading to Nehemiah's expulsion of the priestly grandson. The Elephantine papyri likely identify him as governor of Samaria.
Azariah (Nehemiah 7:7)
One of the twelve leaders who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon (Ezra 2:2). Identified with Azariah in the parallel list of Nehemiah 7:7.
Chief of the priests who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:1, 12). Distinct from Seraiah the high priest executed at Riblah.
Officer in charge of the house of God (Nehemiah 11:11). Likely the same Seraiah of 1 Chronicles 9:11 (called Azariah there); ancestor of Ezra (Ezra 7:1).
Chief of the Levites in charge of the outside business of God's house (Nehemiah 11:16). Same as Shabbethai who taught the Law (Nehemiah 8:7) and Shabbethai of Ezra 10:15.
Korahite chief of the gatekeepers in the post-exilic temple. Son of Kore son of Ebiasaph son of Korah. Distinct from king Shallum of Israel and Shallum son of Tikvah.
Gatekeeper who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:24).
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:42).
Ruler of half the district of Jerusalem; he and his daughters repaired the wall under Nehemiah.
Ruler of the district of Mizpah; repaired the Fountain Gate, the wall of the pool of Shelah, and the wall of the City of David.
Shalmai (Nehemiah 7:48)
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Head of the priestly family of Bilgah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:18).
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:22.
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:40).
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:40).
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:29).
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Joseph led the family in Joiakim's day. Some manuscripts read 'Hattush' here.
Priestly head listed among those who returned with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:3). Distinct from Shecaniah son of Obadiah of David's line, Shecaniah of the priestly course (1 Chronicles 24:11), and Shecaniah son of Jehiel.
Head of 300 men of the family of Zattu who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:5).
First to acknowledge to Ezra that the people had married foreign wives, and proposed the covenant to send them away. Distinct from Shecaniah son of Arah and other Shecaniahs.
Davidic descendant in the post-exilic genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3:21-22.
Second Shelemiah of Binnui's sons (Ezra 10:41).
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:39). Distinct from Shelemiah the gatekeeper and Shelemiah father of Hananiah.
Sister of Meshullam and Hananiah; the only daughter of Zerubbabel named in scripture.
Head of 160 men of the family of Bani who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:10).
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law.
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Jehonathan led the family in Joiakim's day.
One of the brothers/companions of Zechariah son of Jonathan who marched with the second thanksgiving choir at the wall dedication (Nehemiah 12:36). Distinct from many other Shemaiahs.
Co-leader of the Adonikam returnees who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:13).
False prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to lure Nehemiah into hiding in the temple, that he might be discredited. Distinct from the many other Shemaiahs.
Of the sons of Harim (Ezra 10:31).
Priest of the sons of Harim who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:21).
Of the sons of Harim the priest (Ezra 10:21).
Levite returnee dwelling in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:14); a Merarite.
Levite chief in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:15).
Asaphite ancestor of Zechariah the trumpeter; named in the wall-dedication genealogy of Nehemiah 12:35. Distinct from numerous other Shemaiahs.
Davidic descendant in 1 Chronicles 3:22; father of six sons (Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, Shaphat).
Repaired the East Gate of Jerusalem.
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:41).
Of the sons of Harim (Ezra 10:32).
Head of a clan of Solomon's servants among the returnees.
Head of a family of 372 returnees (Ezra 2:4, Nehemiah 7:9). Distinct from Shephatiah son of David and the prince in Jeremiah 38.
Levite descendant of Mahli son of Levi; man of understanding sent by Iddo with Ezra (Ezra 8:18). Carried the temple silver, taught the law, and signed the covenant.
Prince of Judah appointed governor by Cyrus; brought back the temple vessels and laid the foundation of the second temple. Many identify him with Shenazzar son of Jeconiah (1 Chronicles 3:18); some treat him as a separate figure or as another name for Zerubbabel.
Persian official who, with Tattenai, questioned the temple rebuilding and wrote to Darius (Ezra 5:3-6:13). Distinct from Shethar of Esther 1:14.
Levite who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:23). Distinct from many other Shimeis.
Of the sons of Binnui (Ezra 10:38).
Of the sons of Hashum (Ezra 10:33).
Of the sons of Harim (Ezra 10:31).
Persian scribe who, with Rehum the chancellor, wrote to Artaxerxes opposing the rebuilding of Jerusalem (Ezra 4:8-23).
Head of a clan of returnee gatekeepers.
Lay leader who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:24).
Sia (Nehemiah 7:47)
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Head of a Nethinim clan. Distinct from Sisera the Canaanite general; the name may reflect war captives put to temple service.
Hassophereth (Ezra 2:55)
Head of a clan of Solomon's servants among the returnees.
Head of a clan of Solomon's servants among the returnees.
Head of a Nethinim clan among the returnees.
Persian-era opponent of the temple rebuilding; co-author of the letter to Artaxerxes (Ezra 4:7). Distinct from Tabeel father of an Aramean candidate (Isaiah 7:6).
Levite gatekeeper after the exile.
Tatnai · Tattenai
Persian governor of the province Beyond the River who questioned the temple rebuilding and wrote to Darius; the king's reply confirmed the work could proceed (Ezra 5:3-6:13).
Gatekeeper who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:24).
Tamah (Nehemiah 7:55)
Head of a Nethinim clan.
Servant (official) and Ammonite ally of Sanballat; opposed Nehemiah's wall, then by intermarriage and patronage entrenched himself among Jerusalem's nobility. Eliashib gave him a chamber in the temple courts; Nehemiah cast his furniture out (Nehemiah 13:4-9).
One of the returnees from Babylon who brought silver and gold for the crowns of Joshua the high priest (Zechariah 6:10, 14).
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:34).
Unno
Levite singer in the post-exilic worship (Nehemiah 12:9). Distinct from Unni the singer of David's day (1 Chronicles 15:18, 20).
Gatekeeper who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:24). Distinct from Uri father of Bezalel.
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law. Distinct from Uriah the Hittite and Uriah the prophet.
Father of Meremoth the priest who weighed the temple vessels and rebuilt two sections of the wall (Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 3:4,21).
Head, with Zaccur, of seventy men of the family of Bigvai who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:14).
Of the sons of Perez son of Judah; named first among the Judahites who returned to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:4). Distinct from Uthai son of Bigvai of Ezra 8:14.
Father of Palal the wall builder (Nehemiah 3:25).
Head of a Nethinim clan. Distinct from Uzza the Levite who died touching the ark, Uzzah son of Abinadab.
Singer under Jezrahiah at the wall-dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:42). Distinct from Uzzi son of Bukki of the high-priestly line, Uzzi the Issacharite, Uzzi son of Bani the overseer of Levites, and Uzzi son of Michri the Benjamite.
Head of the priestly family of Jedaiah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:19).
Overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:22).
Of the sons of Harim the priest (Ezra 10:21). Distinct from King Uzziah of Judah.
Priest of the sons of Harim who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:21). Distinct from King Uzziah and Uzziah the Asaphite.
Father of Athaiah (Nehemiah 11:4).
Goldsmith who rebuilt a section of the wall (Nehemiah 3:8). Distinct from many other Uzziels.
Of the sons of Bani (Ezra 10:36).
First queen of Ahasuerus; deposed for refusing to display her beauty before the drunken nobles, opening the way for Esther.
Of the sons of Hashum (Ezra 10:33).
Of the sons of Nebo (Ezra 10:43).
Of the sons of Zattu (Ezra 10:27). Distinct from many other Zabads.
Of the sons of Bebai (Ezra 10:28). Likely same as Zabbai father of Baruch (Nehemiah 3:20).
Overseer of 128 mighty men of valor among the priests (Nehemiah 11:14). 'Haggedolim' may be a title meaning 'one of the great men.'
Head of 760 returnees (Ezra 2:9, Nehemiah 7:14).
Levite who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:12). Distinct from Zaccur of Asaph.
Co-leader of the Bigvai returnees who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:14).
Wall builder beside the men of Jericho (Nehemiah 3:2). Distinct from many other Zaccurs.
Repaired a section of the wall under Nehemiah; signed the covenant.
Priestly wall builder opposite his own house (Nehemiah 3:29). Distinct from Zadok the high priest under David and Zadok son of Baana.
Father of Hanun the sixth son who repaired part of the wall (Nehemiah 3:30).
Head of a returnee family (945 in Ezra 2:8; 845 in Nehemiah 7:13). Several sons had foreign wives.
Priest of the sons of Immer who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:20). Distinct from many other Zebadiahs.
Of the sons of Immer; brother of Hanani; put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:20).
Head of eighty men of the family of Shephatiah who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:8).
Of the sons of Nebo (Ezra 10:43).
One of the thirteen who stood beside Ezra when he read the Law.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Zechariah son of Jonathan the Asaphite trumpeter (Nehemiah 12:35), the prophet Zechariah, and many other Zechariahs.
Head of the priestly family of Iddo in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:16). Likely the same as Zechariah the prophet (Zechariah 1:1).
Head of 150 men of the family of Parosh who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:3).
Grandfather of Athaiah (Nehemiah 11:4).
Head of twenty-eight men of the family of Bebai who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:11).
Of the sons of Elam (Ezra 10:26).
Priest who carried a trumpet at the dedication of the Jerusalem wall, named with his Asaphite genealogy: son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph (Nehemiah 12:35). Distinct from many other Zechariahs.
Father of Elioenai of the Pahath-moab line.
Son of Shealtiel (or of Pedaiah per 1 Chr 3:19); Davidic governor of Judah after the return from Babylon under Cyrus 538 BC. Led the rebuilding of the second temple, completed in 516 BC. Recipient of the signet-ring oracle of Haggai 2:23. Appears in both Matthean and Lukan genealogies.
Father of Joel the overseer of Benjamites in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9).
Head of the priestly family of Abijah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:17).
Head of a Nethinim (temple servants) clan among the returnees (Ezra 2:43, Nehemiah 7:46). The Nethinim were dedicated by David and the leaders to assist the Levites (Ezra 8:20).
Curation status: Primeval (Genesis 1–11), patriarchs (Genesis 12–50), Exodus/Numbers, Joshua/Judges/Ruth, the united and divided monarchies (Saul, David, all kings of Judah and Israel), the writing prophets, post-exilic figures (Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther), the Holy Family, John the Baptist, the Twelve, and the early apostolic generation are all in. 2,781figures curated so far. The remaining named biblical figures (priestly genealogies in 1 Chronicles, the post-exile lists in Ezra/Nehemiah, the obscure persons in Acts and the epistles) are pending. Every claim is rigorously sourced; gaps mean “not yet curated”, not “not in scripture”.