Bible Person

Maaseiah

Meaning: the work of the Lord · Male · 3 cross references

Maaseiah is remembered here as the father of the priest Zephaniah, a figure who stands near the final political and prophetic tensions of Judah. He appears through a family line tied to royal consultation and resistance to Jeremiah's warnings. First appears in Jer 21:1.1

AI summary: Maaseiah matters because the cross references place his household in the orbit of Jerusalem's last crisis before exile. Through Zephaniah, his line is connected to messages exchanged among king, priest, prophet, and exiles, revealing the strained spiritual atmosphere of the period. Taken together, the material presents Maaseiah as a background family figure whose house stands close to Judah's final, contested response to prophetic truth.1

Central Figure

Maaseiah

Meaning: the work of the Lord

The father of the priest Zephaniah (Jer.