Bible Person

Hezir

Male · 1 cross reference

This Hezir entry refers to the head of the seventeenth priestly course, not to the covenant signatory in Nehemiah 10. He belongs to the ordered priestly structure that sustains Israel's worship life. First appears in 1 Chr 24:15.1

AI summary: This Hezir 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 Hezir as a priestly head within the temple order.1

Central Figure

Hezir

The head of the seventeenth course of the priests (1 Chr.