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<p><b>Meshullam</b> is a <a href="Hebrew_language" title="Hebrew language">Hebrew</a> biblical masculine <a href="Name" title="Name">name</a> meaning "Befriended". It is appear in bible several times and refer to individual for their loyalty.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In the <a href="Hebrew_Bible" title="Hebrew Bible">Hebrew Bible</a>, the name Meshullam was borne by eleven characters:
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<ol><li>One of the chief <a href="Gadites" class="mw-redirect" title="Gadites">Gadites</a> in <a href="Bashan" title="Bashan">Bashan</a> during the time of Jotham (<a href="1_Chronicles" class="mw-redirect" title="1 Chronicles">1 Chronicles</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a05.htm#13">5:13</a>).</li>
<li>Grandfather of <a href="Shaphan" title="Shaphan">Shaphan</a>, "the scribe", in the reign of Josiah (<a href="2_Kings" class="mw-redirect" title="2 Kings">2 Kings</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt09b22.htm#3">22:3</a>).</li>
<li>A priest, father of Hilkiah (<a href="1_Chronicles" class="mw-redirect" title="1 Chronicles">1 Chronicles</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a09.htm#11">9:11</a>),(<a href="Book_of_Nehemiah" title="Book of Nehemiah">Nehemiah</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b11.htm#11">11:11</a>), in the reign of <a href="Ammon" title="Ammon">Ammon</a>; called Shallum in (<a href="Book_of_1_Chronicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Book of 1 Chronicles">1 Chronicles</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a06.htm#12">6:12</a>).</li>
<li>A Levite of the family of Kohath (<a href="2_Chronicles" class="mw-redirect" title="2 Chronicles">2 Chronicles</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25b34.htm#12">34:12</a>), in the reign of Josiah.</li>
<li>A son of Elpaal. (<a href="1_Chronicles" class="mw-redirect" title="1 Chronicles">1 Chronicles</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a08.htm#17">8:17</a>).</li>
<li>One of two sons of <a href="Zerubbabel" title="Zerubbabel">Zerubbabel</a>, the other being Hananiah. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a03.htm#19">1 Chronicles 3:19</a>)</li>
<li>A priest, head of the House of Ezra. (<a href="Book_of_Nehemiah" title="Book of Nehemiah">Nehemiah</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b12.htm#13">12:13</a>).</li>
<li>A chief priest (<a href="Book_of_Nehemiah" title="Book of Nehemiah">Nehemiah</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b12.htm#16">12:16</a>).</li>
<li>One of the leading Levites in the time of Ezra (<a href="Book_of_Ezra" title="Book of Ezra">Ezra</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35a08.htm#16">8:16</a>).</li>
<li>A priest (<a href="1_Chronicles" class="mw-redirect" title="1 Chronicles">1 Chronicles</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt25a09.htm#12">9:12</a>).</li>
<li>One of the principal Israelites who supported <a href="Ezra" title="Ezra">Ezra</a> when expounding the law to the people (<a href="Book_of_Nehemiah" title="Book of Nehemiah">Nehemiah</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt35b08.htm#4">8:4</a>).</li></ol>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="List_of_minor_biblical_figures%2C_L%E2%80%93Z" class="mw-redirect" title="List of minor biblical figures, L–Z">List of minor biblical figures, L–Z</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_people_with_the_name_Meshullam">List of people with the name Meshullam</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Meshullam_Solomon" title="Meshullam Solomon">Israel Meshullam Solomon</a> (1723–1794), born as Israel Meshullam Zalman Emden in Altona near Hamburg, Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and rabbi of the <a href="United_Synagogue" title="United Synagogue">Hambro Synagogue</a></li>
<li><a href="Meshullam_Feivush_Heller" title="Meshullam Feivush Heller">Meshullam Feivush Heller</a> of Zbarazh (c.1742–1794), author of several Hasidic sefarim including the Yosher Divrei Emes</li>
<li><a href="Meshulam_Gross" title="Meshulam Gross">Meshulam Fayish Tzvi (Herman) Gross or Grosz</a> (1863–1947), businessman, inventor, learned layman, and author</li>
<li><a href="Meshullam_Phoebus_ben_Israel_Samuel" title="Meshullam Phoebus ben Israel Samuel">Meshullam Phoebus ben Israel Samuel</a> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1547</span>–1617), Polish rabbi</li>
<li><a href="Meshullam_ben_Jacob" title="Meshullam ben Jacob">Meshullam HaKohen ben Ya'akov</a>, also known as Rabbeinu Meshullam haGodol (Rabbi Meshullam the Great), Franco-Jewish Talmudist of the twelfth century CE</li>
<li><a href="Moshe_Meshullam_Horowitz_Halevy" title="Moshe Meshullam Horowitz Halevy">Moshe Meshullam Halevy Horowitz</a> (1832–1894), Galician rabbi</li>
<li><a href="Rabbenu_Yerucham" title="Rabbenu Yerucham">Yerucham ben Meshullam</a> (1290–1350), prominent rabbi and posek during the period of the Rishonim</li></ul>
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