Kelita

A Levite who taught the Law and sealed the covenant

A written article for Kelita is still to come. Below and alongside: where Kelita appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 500 BC
    400 BC
  • Kelita
    c. 450 BC

Original word

  • קְלִיטָא kelita
    H7042
Citations
“Kelita.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Kelita appears in Scripture

Ezra 10

וּמִֽן-הַלְוִיִּם יֽוֹזָבָד וְשִׁמְעִי וְקֵֽלָיָה הוּא קְלִיטָא פְּתַֽחְיָה יְהוּדָה וֶֽאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃
23
Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

Nehemiah 8

וְיֵשׁוּעַ וּבָנִי וְשֵׁרֵבְיָה׀ יָמִין עַקּוּב שַׁבְּתַי׀ הֽוֹדִיָּה מַֽעֲשֵׂיָה קְלִיטָא עֲזַרְיָה יֽוֹזָבָד חָנָן פְּלָאיָה וְהַלְוִיִּם מְבִינִים אֶת-הָעָם לַתּוֹרָה וְהָעָם עַל-עָמְדָֽם׃
7
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.

Nehemiah 10

וַֽאֲחֵיהֶם שְׁבַנְיָה הֽוֹדִיָּה קְלִיטָא פְּלָאיָה חָנָֽן׃
10
And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,