Bible Person

Maaseiah

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

This Maaseiah entry refers to the Levite in Nehemiah 8:7, not to the civic, military, priestly, and prophetic figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the teaching ministry surrounding the public reading of the law. First appears in Neh 8:7.1

AI summary: This Maaseiah matters because his single cross reference places him among the Levites who help the people understand the law when it is read aloud. The entry shows that covenant renewal depended not only on hearing Scripture but on faithful explanation. Taken together, the material presents this Maaseiah as a Levite serving in the public teaching of the law.1

Central Figure

Maaseiah

Meaning: the work of the Lord