Man living at the time of Exile and Return
Jonathan was the head of the priestly family of Malluchi during the high priesthood of Joiakim.
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In Neh.12.14, Jonathan is listed as the head of the priestly family of Malluchi (or Malluch) during the days of Joiakim the high priest. This was in the post-exilic period after the return from Babylon, likely in the late 5th century BC. The priests were organized into groupings called families, with a head over each family. Nehemiah 12 records the heads of priestly families in the generations after the first exiles returned under Jeshua the high priest (Neh.12.1-7) and then in the time of the high priest Joiakim (Neh.12.12-21).
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3129
of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
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