Hashabiah

Hashabiah was a Levite who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.

The name Hashabiah means “the estimation of the Lord”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 9:14; only referred to as Hashabiah (חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּ); a son of Bunni; father of Azrikam.

Glossary entries

Family members

Father: Bunni
Children: Azrikam

Alternative names

חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּHashabiah

Mentions

1 Chronicles 9:14
From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;
Nehemiah 11:15
From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;