Bible Person

Meshullam

Male · 1 cross reference

This Meshullam entry refers to a Gadite chief in 1 Chronicles 5:13, not to the Benjaminite, post-exilic, or rebuilding figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the remembered leadership of the eastern tribes. First appears in 1 Chr 5:13.1

AI summary: This Meshullam matters because his single cross reference places him among the heads of households through whom Gad's tribal identity is preserved. The entry helps show that memory east of the Jordan was carried by named leaders with regional importance. Taken together, the material presents this Meshullam as a chief within Gad's preserved structure.1