Oholiab

In the Hebrew Bible, Oholiab (Hebrew: אָהֳלִיאָב‎ ’Āholî’āḇ, "father's tent"), son of Ahisamakh, of the tribe of Dan, worked under Bezalel as the deputy architect of the Tabernacle and the implements which it housed, including the Ark of the Covenant. He is described in Exodus 38:23 as a master of carpentry, weaving, and embroidery.[2]

Nabi Sujud shrine for Aholiab Ben Akhisamakh, located in Jezzine District. Destroyed after the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon[1]

References
  1. Involuntary history: writing Levantines into the nation
  2. Exodus 31:6; 35:34; 36:1, 2; 38:23


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