Bible Person

Eliashib

Meaning: the God of conversion · Male · 1 cross reference

This Eliashib entry refers to another man listed in Ezra 10, distinct from the other post-exilic figures of the same name. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of covenant correction. First appears in Ezra 10:36.1

AI summary: This Eliashib matters because his single cross reference again shows how specific and public Ezra's reform became. The repetition of the name across the lists reflects the ordinary, widespread human dimension of the issue being addressed. Taken together, the material presents this Eliashib as one of the named individuals included in post-exilic repentance.1

Central Figure

Eliashib

Meaning: the God of conversion