Bible Person

Mahalaleel

Male · 1 cross reference

Mahalaleel is a descendant of Perez in Nehemiah 11:4 and the father of Shephatiah. He belongs to the family lines associated with the inhabitants of restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 11:4.1

AI summary: Mahalaleel matters because his single cross reference helps define one Judahite household within the restored city's settled population. Even a brief paternal notice contributes to the picture of Jerusalem being repopulated through remembered families. Taken together, the material presents Mahalaleel as a genealogical figure in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Mahalaleel

Neh.