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Maaseiah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Maaseiah, meaning “work of Jehovah,” was a common name belonging to several Levites, priests, officials, and other men in Judah before and after the exile.
Biblical Usage
Men named Maaseiah served as Levites, musicians, military or royal officers, temple workers, priests, teachers, builders, covenant-makers, and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Several men bearing the name had married foreign wives in Ezra’s time.
Scripture References
1 Chronicles 15:18 1 Chronicles 15:20 2 Chronicles 23:1 2 Chronicles 28:7 2 Chronicles 34:8 Jeremiah 21:1 Jeremiah 37:3 Jeremiah 29:21 Jeremiah 32:12 Jeremiah 51:59 Ezra 10:18 Ezra 10:21 Ezra 10:22 Ezra 10:30 Nehemiah 3:23 Nehemiah 8:4 Nehemiah 8:7 Nehemiah 10:25 Nehemiah 11:5 Nehemiah 11:7 Nehemiah 12:41 Nehemiah 12:42 Jeremiah 29:25 2 Chronicles 26:11 1 Chronicles 23:4 Jeremiah 35:4 1 Chronicles 9:19