Bible Person

Meshullam

Male · 1 cross reference

This Meshullam entry refers to the man standing beside Ezra in Nehemiah 8:4, not to the many genealogical, priestly, and rebuilding figures of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the public setting in which the law is read to the restored community. First appears in Neh 8:4.1

AI summary: This Meshullam matters because his single cross reference places him visibly beside Ezra during the reading of the law. The entry helps show that covenant renewal after exile was a public act supported by named witnesses and leaders. Taken together, the material presents this Meshullam as a supporting figure in the public reading of Scripture.1

Central Figure

Meshullam

One of the principal Israelites who supported Ezra when expounding the law to the people (Neh.