Ma-aseiah [N] [E] [H](work of the Lord ), the name of four persons who had married foreign wives. In the time of Ezra, - A descendant of Jeshua the priest. ( Ezra 10:18 )
- A priest, of the sons of Harim. ( Ezra 10:21 )
- A priest, of the sons of Pashur. ( Ezra 10:22 )
- One of the laymen, a descendant of Pahath-moab. ( Ezra 10:30 )
- The father of Azariah. ( Nehemiah 3:23 )
- One of those who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people. ( Nehemiah 8:4 )
- A Levite who assisted on the same occasion. ( Nehemiah 8:7 )
- One of the heads of the people whose descendants signed the covenant with Nehemiah. ( Nehemiah 10:25 )
- Son of Baruch the descendant of Pharez the son of Judah, ( Nehemiah 11:5 )
- A Benjamite, ancestor of Sallu. ( Nehemiah 11:7 )
- Two priests of this name are mentioned, ( Nehemiah 12:41 Nehemiah 12:42 ) as taking part in the musical service which accompanied the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Ezra. One of them is probably the same as No. 6.
- Father of Zephaniah, who was a priest in the reign of Zedekiah. ( Jeremiah 21:1 ; 29:25 ; 37:3 )
- Father of Zedekiah the false prophet. ( Jeremiah 29:21 )
- One of the Levites of the second rank, appointed by David to sound "with psaltries on Alamoth." ( 1 Chronicles 15:18 1 Chronicles 15:20 )
- The son of Adaiah, and one of the captains of hundreds in the reign of Joash king of Judah. ( 2 Chronicles 23:1 )
- An officer of high rank in the reign of Uzziah. ( 2 Chronicles 26:11 ) He was probably a Levite, comp: ( 1 Chronicles 23:4 ) and engaged in a semi-military capacity.
- The "kings son," killed by Zichri the Ephraimitish hero in the invasion of Judah by Pekah king of Israel, during the reign of Ahaz. ( 2 Chronicles 28:7 )
- The governor of Jerusalem in the reign of Josiah. ( 2 Chronicles 34:8 )
- The son of Shallum, a Levite of high rank in the reign of Jehoiakim. ( Jeremiah 35:4 ) comp, 1Chr 9:19
- A priest; ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah, the sons of Neriah. ( Jeremiah 32:12 ; 51:59 )
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Maaseiah'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.