Hashabiah
Hashabiah was a Levite who returned from Babylonian exile and served in various roles.
The name Hashabiah means “the estimation of the Lord”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 8:19; only referred to as Hashabiah (חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּ).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּHashabiah
Mentions
- …also Hashabiah, together with Jeshaiah, from the descendants of Merari, and his brothers and their sons, 20 men.
- Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
- Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
- The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.