Nehemiah 12:12

And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

Cross-references

Nehemiah 12:1 lists priestly heads under Zerubbabel; this verse continues the same genealogical record into the next generation under Joiakim.

Nehemiah 12:12 lists priestly heads under Joiakim; 12:22 lists later Levite heads, continuing the genealogical record.

1 Chronicles 24 details divisions of priests under David, providing a template for the later priestly heads here—showing continuity of priestly orders.

1 Chronicles 9:34 records the chief Levitical fathers dwelling in Jerusalem, paralleling the priestly heads listed here—both genealogical summaries.