Meremoth
Meremoth
(Heb. Meremoth’, , exaltations), the name of two men at the close of the captivity.
1. (Sept. , , , v. r. , etc.; Vulg. Merimuth). A priest, son of Urijah, and grandson (descendant) of Koz; who returned from Babvlon with Zerubbabel (Neh 12:3), BC. 536, and to whom were afterwards consigned the bullion and sacred- vessels forwarded by Ezra (Ezr 8:33). BC. 459. After the statement in Ezr 2:62, respecting the exclusion of the family of Koz from the priesthood, it is puzzling to find one of this family recognised as a priest; but probably the exclusion did not extend to the whole family, some being able to establish their pedigree (Kitto). He repaired two sections of the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 3:4; Neh 3:21), BC. 446, and lived to join in the sacred covenant of fidelity to Jehovah (Neh 10:5). BC. cir. 410. In Neh 12:15 he is mentioned by the name of MERAIOTH, as the father of Helkai.
2. (Sept. , Vulg. Marimuth.) An Israelite of the sons (? inhabitants) of Bani, who divorced his Gentile wife after the exile (Ezr 10:36). BC. 459.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Meremoth
exaltations, heights, a priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:3), to whom were sent the sacred vessels (Ezra 8:33) belonging to the temple. He took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:4).
Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Meremoth
1. Son of Urijah the priest. He weighed and registered the golden and silver vessels of the temple, which Ezra had brought from Babylon (Ezr 8:24-30; Ezr 8:33; Neh 3:4).
2. Ezr 10:36.
3. (See MERAIOTH); Neh 12:3; Neh 12:15.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Meremoth
MEREMOTH.1. The head of the 7th course of priests (Ezr 8:33, Neh 3:4; Neh 3:21; Neh 10:5); called in 1Es 8:52 Marmoth. 2. See Carabasion. 3. See Meraioth, No. 3.
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Meremoth
mere-moth, me-remoth (, meremoth, heights; , Mereimoth):
(1) Son of Uriah (Ezr 8:33), who was head of the 7th course of priests appointed by David (1Ch 24:10, Hakkoz = Koz; compare Neh 3:4, Neh 3:21). The family of Koz were among those unable to prove their pedigree on the return from Babylon, and were therefore deposed as polluted (Ezr 2:61, Ezr 2:62). Meremoth’s division of the family must, however, have been scatheless, for he is employed in the temple after the return as weigher of the gold and the vessels (Ezr 8:33), a function reserved for priests alone (Ezr 8:24-28). He takes a double part in the reconstruction under Nehemiah, first as a builder of the wall of the city (Neh 3:4), then as a restorer of that part of the temple abutting on the house of Eliashib the priest (Neh 3:21); Marmoth in 1 Esdras 8:62.
(2) A member of the house of Bani, and, like so many of that house, among those who married and put away foreign wives (Ezr 10:36). He seems to be named Carabasion (!) in the corresponding list of 1 Esdras 9:34.
(3) The name occurs in Neh 10:5 among those who seal the covenant with Nehemiah (Neh 10:1). It may there be the name of an individual (in which case there were 4 of the name), or it may be a family name. Certainly a Meremoth came back under Zerubbabel 100 years before (Neh 12:3), and the signatory in question may be either a descendant of the same name or a family representative. The name recurs later in the same list (Neh 12:15) as Meraioth through a scribal error confusing the two Hebrew letters yodh (y) and holem (o) for mem (m). A comparison of Neh 12:1-3 and Neh 12:12-15 shows clearly that it is the same person. Note that in Neh 12:15 Helkai is the name of the contemporary leader.
(4) For Meremoth (1 Esdras 8:2 the King James Version). See MEMEROTH.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Meremoth
[Mere’moth]
1. Son of Uriah, a priest: he weighed the vessels brought from Babylon, and helped to repair the wall of Jerusalem. Ezr 8:33; Neh 3:4; Neh 3:21.
2. One who had married a strange wife. Ezr 10:36.
3. Priest who sealed the covenant. Neh 10:5.
4. Priest who returned with Zerubbabel. Neh 12:3.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Meremoth
H4822
1. A priest who was appointed to weigh and register gold and silver vessels brought to Jerusalem
Ezr 8:33; Neh 3:4; Neh 3:21
2. A Jew who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity
Ezr 10:36
3. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
Neh 10:5; Neh 12:3
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Meremoth
Mer’emoth. (elevations).
1. Son of Uriah or Urijah, the priest, of the family of Koz or Hakkoz, the head of the seventh course of priests, as established by David. In Ezr 8:33, Meremoth is appointed to weigh and register, the gold and silver vessels belonging to the Temple. In the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah, we find Meremoth taking an active part. Neh 3:4.
2. A layman, of the sons of Bani, who had married a foreign wife. Ezr 10:36.
3. A priest, or more probably a family of priests, who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. Neh 10:5.