Meshullam

Meshullam is a Hebrew biblical masculine name meaning "Befriended". It is appear in bible several times and refer to individual for their loyalty.

In the Hebrew Bible, the name Meshullam was borne by eleven characters:

  1. One of the chief Gadites in Bashan during the time of Jotham (1 Chronicles 5:13).
  2. Grandfather of Shaphan, "the scribe", in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:3).
  3. A priest, father of Hilkiah (1 Chronicles 9:11),(Nehemiah 11:11), in the reign of Ammon; called Shallum in (1 Chronicles 6:12).
  4. A Levite of the family of Kohath (2 Chronicles 34:12), in the reign of Josiah.
  5. A son of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:17).
  6. One of two sons of Zerubbabel, the other being Hananiah. (1 Chronicles 3:19)
  7. A priest, head of the House of Ezra. (Nehemiah 12:13).
  8. A chief priest (Nehemiah 12:16).
  9. One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra (Ezra 8:16).
  10. A priest (1 Chronicles 9:12).
  11. One of the principal Israelites who supported Ezra when expounding the law to the people (Nehemiah 8:4).
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