Horonites
The Horonites were a people group who opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
The name Horonites means “men of anger, or of fury, or of liberty”
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Summary
People from Horon(?), first mentioned at Nehemiah 2:10; only referred to as Horonites (חֹרֹנִי).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- חֹרֹנִיHoronites
Mentions
- But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
- But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
- Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.