Beeltethmus
Beeltethmus
( v. r. , Vulg. Balthemus), given as the name of an officer of Artaxerxes residing in Palestine (1Es 2:16; 1Es 2:25); evidently a corruption of , lord of judgment, A. V. chancellor; the title of Rehum, the name immediately before it (Ezr 4:8).
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Beeltethmus
BEELTETHMUS.An officer of Artaxerxes residing in Pal., 1Es 2:16; 1Es 2:25 (LXX [Note: Septuagint.] 1Es 2:15; 1Es 2:21). It is not a proper name, but a title of Rehum, the name immediately preceding it in Ezr 4:8. It is a corruption of bel tem = lord of judgment, and is rendered chancellor by AV [Note: Authorized Version.] and RV [Note: Revised Version.] in Ezr., story-writer in 1Es 2:17.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Beeltethmus
be-el-tethmus (, Beeltethmos; Balthemus): One of the officers of King Artaxerxes in Palestine (1 Esdras 2:16, 25). According to Professor Sayce, the name by etymology means lord of official intelligence or postmaster. Rendered chancellor in Ezr 4:8 and story-writer in 1 Esdras 2:17.