Bible Person

Jahaziel

Meaning: seeing God · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jahaziel entry refers to the returnee leader in Ezra 8:5, not to the priest in 1 Chronicles 16, the warrior in 1 Chronicles 12, or the prophetic Levite in 2 Chronicles 20. He belongs to the family representatives who make the return from exile concrete and accountable. First appears in Ezra 8:5.1

AI summary: This Jahaziel matters because his single cross reference preserves the leadership identity behind one of the groups traveling with Ezra. The entry helps keep the restoration story rooted in named households rather than anonymous totals. Taken together, the material presents this Jahaziel as a returnee leader in the post-exilic community.1

Central Figure

Jahaziel

Meaning: seeing God