First name Eliashib in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Eliashib is the name of the son of Elioenai (1CH 3:24), as well as name of eleventh-chosen priest for the twenty-four courses (1CH 24:12), father of Jehohanan in whose house Ezra mourned (EZR 10:6), and Levite singer who had married a foreign wife (EZR 10:24)
(and others...)
. Meaning of the name: the God of conversion. Related names are: Johanan, Joiada, Meremoth . The translations of Eliashib in 20 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the ichthys
below, from Eriahipi in Maori to Ελιασιβ in Greek!
Wear it!And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. (1CH 3:24)
The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, (1CH 24:12)
Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away. (EZR 10:6)
Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. (EZR 10:24)
And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. (EZR 10:27)
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, (EZR 10:36)
Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. (NEH 3:1)
After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. (NEH 3:20)
After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. (NEH 3:21)
After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. (NEH 3:21)
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, (NEH 12:10)
And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, (NEH 12:10)
The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. (NEH 12:22)
The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. (NEH 12:23)
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: (NEH 13:4)
And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. (NEH 13:7)
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me. (NEH 13:28)