Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Eliashib, a priest, had ties to Tobiah the Ammonite and prepared a room for him in the temple courts.
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Eliashib, a priest, is mentioned in Neh.13.4, 7 in relation to his ties with Tobiah the Ammonite, an opponent of Nehemiah. Prior to Nehemiah's return to Jerusalem, Eliashib had been put in charge of the storerooms in the temple (Neh.13.4). However, he allied himself with Tobiah and prepared a large room for him in the temple courts, which had previously been used to store grain offerings, incense, and temple articles (Neh.13.5). Upon learning of this, Nehemiah was greatly displeased and threw out Tobiah's household goods from the room (Neh.13.7-8). This incident highlights the challenges Nehemiah faced in restoring proper worship and order in the temple, even among the priestly ranks.
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2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0475
Now before this, Eliashib the priest, a relative of Tobiah, had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God
to return to Jerusalem. Then I discovered the evil that Eliashib had done on behalf of Tobiah by providing him a room in the courts of the house of God.
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