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Baanah

Baanah was one of the leaders who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon to Jerusalem.

The name Baanah means “in the answer; in affliction”

MaleExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:2; only referred to as Baanah (בַּעֲנָה).

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Baanah

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  1. Ezra 2:2
    …accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
  2. Nehemiah 7:7
    …accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel: