Bible Person
Meaning: the Lord opening; gate of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference
This Pethahiah entry refers to the head of the nineteenth priestly division in 1 Chronicles 24:16, not to the court representative or the Levites of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the ordered priestly structure that sustains Israel's worship life. First appears in 1 Chr 24:16.1
Name meaning
the Lord opening; gate of the Lord
Identity
male
First appears
1 Chr 24:16
AI summary: This Pethahiah matters because his single cross reference places him within the carefully arranged system of priestly divisions. The entry shows that worship in Israel was carried through regular, named lines of service rather than informal leadership alone. Taken together, the material presents this Pethahiah as a priestly head within the temple order.1
Central Figure
Pethahiah
Meaning: the Lord opening; gate of the Lord
The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr.
Name meaning
the Lord opening; gate of the Lord
Identity
male
The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr. 24:16). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.