Shabbethai
Shabbethai, a Levite, assisted in explaining the Law to the people during the public reading led by Ezra.
The name Shabbethai means “my rest”
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Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 8:7; only referred to as Shabbethai (שַׁבְּתַי).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- שַׁבְּתַיShabbethai
Mentions
- The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.