Bible Person
Meaning: bramble-bush; enemy in secret · Male · 10 cross references
Sanballat is the Samaritan opponent of Nehemiah and one of the principal political adversaries in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. He represents organized regional resistance to the restored city's strengthening. First appears in Neh 2:10.1
Name meaning
bramble-bush; enemy in secret
Identity
male
First appears
Neh 2:10
AI summary: Sanballat matters because the cross references present him as the most visible external antagonist to Nehemiah's project. He mocks, threatens, plots meetings, circulates accusations, and forms alliances aimed at halting the work or discrediting its leader. His persistence helps define the atmosphere of opposition in which restoration must proceed. Taken together, the material presents Sanballat as a determined adversary whose resistance highlights the cost and courage of post-exilic rebuilding.1
Central Figure
Sanballat
Meaning: bramble-bush; enemy in secret
Held some place of authority in Samaria when Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls.
Name meaning
bramble-bush; enemy in secret
Identity
male
Held some place of authority in Samaria when Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls. He vainly attempted to hinder this work (Neh. 2:10, 19; 4:1-12; 6). His daughter became the wife of one of the sons of Joiada, a son of the high priest, much to the grief of Nehemiah (13:28). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.