Piltai was a head of a priestly family in the house of Moadja, mentioned in connection with the listing of priests and Levites during the time when Joiakim was high priest in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. He is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Nehemiah 12:17, as part of the administrative organization of the rebuilt Jewish community structure.
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Mentioned as a priestly head
Piltai is recorded as the head of the priestly house of Moadja during the time when Joiakim, son of Jeshua, was high priest in Jerusalem.
Part of the organization of priests after the exile
Piltai is mentioned in the broader context of the organization of priests and Levites who served in the rebuilt temple in Jerusalem after the return from Babylon.
The registration of Pilat as head of the family was part of the systematic work to preserve priestly lineages and ensure lawful temple service after the exile.
22As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the heads of the fathers' houses were recorded, as were the priests, down to the reign of Darius the Persian.