Bible Person

Ginnethon

Male · 3 cross references

Ginnethon is a priestly name or house preserved in Nehemiah's covenant and succession lists. It belongs to the institutional continuity of post-exilic temple leadership. First appears in Neh 10:6.1

AI summary: Ginnethon matters because the cross references place the name among those carrying priestly identity through the restored community's covenant life. These lists are not dramatic, but they are crucial to understanding how worship and leadership were reconstituted after exile. Taken together, the material presents Ginnethon as a priestly house within the restored life of Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Ginnethon