Shecaniah
Shecaniah, whose daughter married Tobiah the Ammonite, an enemy of Nehemiah.
The name Shecaniah means “habitation of the Lord”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 6:18; only referred to as Shecaniah (שְׁכַנְיָהוּ); a son of Arah.
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Family members
- Father
- Children
Alternative names
- שְׁכַנְיָהוּShecaniah
Mentions
- For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.