Shebaniah

Shebaniah (or Shecaniah) was a priest who served during the time of Nehemiah and is mentioned in the lists of priests and their descendants.

The name Shebaniah means “the Lord that converts, or recalls from captivity”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book3 verses

Summary

A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Nehemiah 10:4; referred to as Shebaniah (שְׁבַנְיָהוּ) or Shecaniah (שְׁכַנְיָהוּ).

Glossary entries

Shebaniah Shecaniah, Shechaniah

Alternative names

שְׁבַנְיָהוּShebaniah
שְׁכַנְיָהוּShecaniahmeans “habitation of the Lord”

Mentions

Nehemiah 10:4שְׁבַנְיָהוּ · Shebaniah
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
Nehemiah 12:3שְׁכַנְיָהוּ · Shecaniah
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Nehemiah 12:14שְׁבַנְיָהוּ · Shebaniah
…of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;