Bible Person
Meaning: singing with the Lord · Male · 5 cross references
Sherebiah is the Levite associated with Ezra's return and with the teaching, confession, and worship life of the restored community in Nehemiah. He is one of the most visible Levitical helpers in the post-exilic reforms. First appears in Ezra 8:18.1
AI summary: Sherebiah matters because the cross references present him across several layers of restoration work: travel, entrusted valuables, public teaching, confession, and praise. His appearances show that Levites were not merely ceremonial officials but active participants in re-forming the people's understanding and worship. He belongs to the durable leadership class of the restored community. Taken together, the material presents Sherebiah as a prominent Levite whose service strengthens post-exilic teaching and worship.1
Central Figure
Sherebiah
Meaning: singing with the Lord
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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.