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Meshullam
peaceable; perfect; their parables
מְשֻׁלָּם me.shul.lam
Meshullam (Hebrew: מְשֻׁלָּם, me.shul.lam) means “peaceable; perfect; their parables”, by traditional interpretation. Twenty-three men in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Return period. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Abijah in Nehemiah 10.
Which Meshullam?
Twenty-three men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Meshullam
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Meshullam
son of Berechiah
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son of Zerubbabel
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son of Besodeiah
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son of Asahel
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son of Ibnijah; son of Reuel; son of Shephathiah
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 25 across 5 books
- Bearers
- 23 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
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| First appears | 2 Kings 22:3 |
| Last appears | Nehemiah 12:33 |
| Cross-references | 171 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Meshezabel attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Berechiah.
- Berechiah co-occurrence Appears with Berechiah in Nehemiah 3.
- Maasai co-occurrence Appears with Maasai in 1 Chronicles 9.
- Adiel co-occurrence Appears with Adiel in 1 Chronicles 9.
- Meshillemith co-occurrence Appears with Meshillemith in 1 Chronicles 9.
- Immer co-occurrence Appears with Immer in 1 Chronicles 9.
- Arah co-occurrence Appears with Arah in Nehemiah 6.
- Shecaniah co-occurrence Appears with Shecaniah in Nehemiah 6.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.19;
son of: Zerubbabel (H2216);
brother of: Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Berechiah (H1296), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142), Abiud (G0010)
§ Meshullam = "friend"
1) grandfather of Shaphan, the scribe
2) son of Zerubbabel
3) a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal
4) a Benjamite, father of Sallu
5) a Benjamite who lived at Jerusalem after the captivity
6) a Benjamite
6a) perhaps the same as 3 or 4
7) a Gadite in the reign of king Jotham of Judah
8) son of Berechiah who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem
9) son of Besodeiah who assisted Jehoiada the son of Paseah in restoring the old gate of Jerusalem
10) a chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
11) father of Hilkiah and high priest probably in the reign of king Amon of Judah
11a) perhaps the same as 'Shallum'
12) a priest, son of Meshillemith or Meshillemoth, son of Immer, and ancestor of Maasiai or Amashai
13) a priest or family of priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
14) a priest, head of the family of Ginnethon and representative of the house of Ezra in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua
15) a priest, one of the princes of Judah at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem
16) a Kohathite or family of Kohathite Levites in the reign of Josiah
17) a Levite, one of the heads sent to Iddo to gather the Levites to join the caravan about to return to Jerusalem; a chief man who assisted Ezra in abolishing the marriages which some of the people had made with foreign wives
18) ancestor of a family of porters or Levites in days of Nehemiah
19) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife and put her away
20) one of the men who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people
20a) maybe the same as 17
Meshullam, a son of Zerubbabel, mentioned in the genealogy of David's descendants.
The biblical story
Meshullam is mentioned in the genealogy of David's descendants in the book of Chronicles (1Ch.3.19). He was one of the sons of Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah who led the first group of exiles back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. Meshullam is listed along with his brothers Hananiah, Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-Hesed.
Key verses
Meshullam appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
1 Chronicles 3:19
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 3:19