Bible Person
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
Name meaning
flowing
Identity
male
First appears
Neh 3:20
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.
Children
Name meaning
flowing
Identity
male
The father of Baruch, who “earnestly repaired” part of the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:20; marg., “Zaccai”). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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 |
|---|---|
| Neh |
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.