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Jesaiah

יְשַׁעְיָה/jeh-SAY-yah/

“Yahweh is salvation”

Summary

A name borne by several Old Testament figures, including a grandson of Zerubbabel, a Levitical musician, and several others who lived during or after the Babylonian exile.

☩Biblical Figures

Jesaiah is a name shared by multiple individuals in Scripture: (1) A grandson of Zerubbabel through Hananiah (1 Chronicles 3:21); (2) A son of Jeduthun who served as a Levitical musician (1 Chronicles 25:3, 15); (3) A grandson of Eliezer who had charge of the treasures (1 Chronicles 26:25); (4) A descendant of Elam who returned from exile with Ezra (Ezra 8:7); (5) A Levite descended from Merari who joined Ezra (Ezra 8:19); (6) A Benjamite chosen by lot to live in Jerusalem after the exile (Nehemiah 11:7). The name is a variant of Isaiah, meaning 'Yahweh is salvation.'

Key verses:1 Chronicles 3:211 Chronicles 25:3Ezra 8:7Nehemiah 11:7

Related Verses7 mentions

1 Chronicles· 4 verses

3:2125:325:1526:25

Ezra· 2 verses

8:78:19

Nehemiah· 1 verse

11:7

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Jesaiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.James Orr (ed.), "Jeshaiah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. III (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).