Old Testament
Meremoth
A priest and descendant of Hakkoz who assisted in the post-exilic restoration of Jerusalem's wall and temple.
Meremoth was a priest who played a significant role in the post-exilic reconstruction of Jerusalem. He is recorded as weighing the silver and gold brought from Babylon and actively repairing sections of the city wall. His service highlights the involvement of the priestly class in both the physical and spiritual rebuilding of the community under Ezra and Nehemiah.
In the text
- Verses
- 6
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Ezra 8:33
- Last appears
- Nehemiah 12:15
Where Meremoth appears
6 verses · 4 chaptersIn the same books
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah7 versesA cupbearer to Artaxerxes who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the people's devotion to God.
- Mordecai52 versesA Jewish exile in Persia who raised his cousin Esther and saved the Jewish people from Haman's genocidal plot.
- Eliashib15 versesThe High Priest who oversaw the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall and later compromised temple purity.
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