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Sherebiah

Sherebiah, a Levite who played a significant role in assisting Ezra and Nehemiah in their respective missions.

The name Sherebiah means “singing with the Lord”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books9 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 8:18; only referred to as Sherebiah (שֵׁרֵֽבְיָה).

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Mentions

Includes 4 verses that refer to Sherebiah without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Ezra 8:18
    And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;
  2. Ezra 8:24
    Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
  3. Ezra 8:25Referred to, not named
    …and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.
  4. Ezra 8:26Referred to, not named
    I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
  5. Ezra 8:28Referred to, not named
    Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.
  6. Ezra 8:29Referred to, not named
    Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the LORD in Jerusalem before the leading priests, Levites, and heads of the Israelite families.”
  7. Nehemiah 8:7
    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.
  8. Nehemiah 9:4
    And the Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani—stood on the raised platform and cried out in a loud voice to the LORD their God.
  9. Nehemiah 9:5
    Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless the LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting: Blessed be Your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.