Shephatiah
Shephatiah, a descendant of Judah who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
The name Shephatiah means “the Lord that judges”
MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 11:4; only referred to as Shephatiah (שְׁפַטְיָהוּ); a son of Mahalalel; father of Amariah.
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Alternative names
- שְׁפַטְיָהוּShephatiah
Mentions
- …while some of the descendants of Judah and Benjamin settled in Jerusalem.) From the descendants of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, a descendant of Perez;