Bible Person

Pethahiah

Meaning: the Lord opening; gate of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Pethahiah entry refers to the Judean representative at the Persian court in Nehemiah 11:24, not to the priestly division head or the Levites of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the political and administrative setting of restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 11:24.1

AI summary: This Pethahiah matters because his single cross reference shows a Judean figure serving as a link between the people and imperial authority. The entry helps illustrate how post-exilic life required both local faithfulness and navigation of Persian structures. Taken together, the material presents this Pethahiah as a representative in post-exilic governance.1

Central Figure

Pethahiah

Meaning: the Lord opening; gate of the Lord

A descendant of Judah who had some office at the court of Persia (Neh.