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Hachaliah
Hachaliah is a figure in the Old Testament Book of Nehemiah who is named only as the father of Nehemiah, governor of Judah. Scripture records nothing about his life or deeds.
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- Nehemiah (person)People
Nehemiah was an Old Testament figure who served as cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes and later became governor of Judah. Together with the community that had returned from exile, he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem and restored order within the community.
- Hashabiah (Descendant of Merari)People
Hashabiah was a Levite descended from Merari who returned with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem. He appears in Ezra 8 as one of the men to whom Ezra entrusted the silver, gold, and vessels offered for the temple.
- JeshimonBible
Jeshimon is a Hebrew word meaning "wasteland." In 1 Samuel it serves as a place name for the wilderness region of southern Judah where David hid while fleeing from Saul.
- 1 Samuel 26Bible
The chapter in which David, pursued by Saul, enters Saul's camp at night and has the opportunity to kill him, yet takes only the spear and the water jug and lets him live.
- UzziPeople
Uzzi was the overseer of the Levites living in Jerusalem after the return from exile. He was the son of Bani and belonged to the descendants of Asaph, the family responsible for singing in the temple (Nehemiah 11:22).