Pahath-moab
the name means pit of Moab Strong's Lexicon
Pahath-moab was a group of people who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile, some of whom married foreign women.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Governor of Moab, a person whose descendants returned from the Captivity and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem (Ezra 2:6; 8:4; 10:30).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Ezra 2:6.
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Verses that name Pahath-moab
- Ezra 2:6 the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,812;
- Ezra 8:4 from the descendants of Pahath-Moab, Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah, and with him 200 men;
- Ezra 10:30 From the descendants of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh.
- Nehemiah 7:11 the descendants of Pahath-moab (through the line of Jeshua and Joab), 2,818;