Bible Person

Zabbai

Meaning: flowing · Male · 1 cross reference

This Zabbai entry refers to the father of Baruch in Nehemiah 3:20, not to the man named in Ezra 10:28. He belongs to the family background of Jerusalem's rebuilding effort. First appears in Neh 3:20.1

AI summary: This Zabbai matters because his single cross reference survives through his son's energetic work on the wall. Even a brief paternal notice helps ground the restoration narrative in remembered households and local responsibility. Taken together, the material presents this Zabbai as a familial source in the rebuilding of Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Zabbai

Meaning: flowing

The father of Baruch, who “earnestly repaired” part of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh.