Bible Person

Pethahiah

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

This Pethahiah entry refers to the Levite named in Ezra 10:23, not to the court representative or the priestly division head. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of covenant correction after exile. First appears in Ezra 10:23.1

AI summary: This Pethahiah matters because his single cross reference places him among those publicly identified in Ezra's response to unlawful marriages. The entry shows how specific and personal covenant renewal became even among Levitical personnel. Taken together, the material presents this Pethahiah as one of the individuals included in post-exilic reform.1

Central Figure

Pethahiah

Meaning: the Lord opening; gate of the Lord

A Levite (Ezra 10:23).