Bible Person

Maaseiah

Meaning: the work of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Maaseiah entry refers to a priest named in Ezra 10:18, not to the civic, military, prophetic, and Levitical figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of covenant correction after exile. First appears in Ezra 10:18.1

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

Central Figure

Maaseiah

Meaning: the work of the Lord