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Haggiah

חַגִּיָּה/huh-GY-uh/

“Festival of Jehovah”

Summary

Haggiah was a Levite of the family of Merari, descended from Shimea and ancestor of Asaiah who served in David's time.

☩Merarite Levite

Haggiah appears in the Levitical genealogies as a descendant of Merari through Shimea, and the father of Asaiah. Asaiah served as a Levite during the time of David, placing Haggiah in the generation before David's reign. The name means "festival of Jehovah," connecting him with the religious celebrations of Israel.

Key verses:1 Chronicles 6:30

Related Verses1 mention

1 Chronicles· 1 verse

6:30

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Haggiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.George Morrish, "Haggiah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  3. 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Haggiah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).