Bible Person

Benaiah

Meaning: son of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Benaiah entry refers to one of the men named in Ezra 10 among those involved in unlawful marriages. He belongs to the community's painful process of post-exilic correction. First appears in Ezra 10:43.1

AI summary: This Benaiah matters because his single cross reference places him among those publicly named in Ezra's reform list. The entry shows how covenant renewal reached individual lives and demanded concrete repentance. Taken together, the material presents this Benaiah as one of the individuals included in post-exilic reform.1

Central Figure

Benaiah

Meaning: son of the Lord