Mesjillemit
The Priest's Mother
Tunnetaan myös nimellä: Meshillemith, Meshillemot
Mesjillemit (also spelled Mesjillemot) is mentioned in 2 Chronicles as the mother of Berechiah and was associated with the Levitical priestly service. She is one of the women named in the genealogies in connection with temple service during the divided kingdom. Her descendants were among those who served in the temple in Jerusalem.
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Mentioned in the Levitical Genealogy
Mesjillemit is mentioned as part of the Levitical lineage in connection with priestly service in the temple.
12Then some of the leaders of Ephraim—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—confronted those who were returning from the war.
וַיָּקֻ֨מוּ אֲנָשִׁ֜ים מֵרָאשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־אֶפְרַ֗יִם עֲזַרְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־יְהֽוֹחָנָן֙ בֶּרֶכְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־מְשִׁלֵּמ֔וֹת וִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־שַׁלֻּ֔ם וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א בֶּן־חַדְלָ֑י עַל־הַבָּאִ֖ים מִן־הַצָּבָֽא׃
Service of the Descendants
Mesjillemit's descendants participated in temple service and in the administration of holy duties in Jerusalem.
12By a pillar of cloud you led them by day, and by a pillar of fire at night, to light the way they were to travel.
וּבְעַמּ֣וּד עָנָ֔ן הִנְחִיתָ֖ם יוֹמָ֑ם וּבְעַמּ֥וּד אֵשׁ֙ לַ֔יְלָה לְהָאִ֣יר לָהֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵֽלְכוּ־בָֽהּ׃