Bible Person

Benaiah

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

This Benaiah entry refers to another post-exilic individual in Ezra's marriage-reform list, not to the administrative or genealogical figures of the same name. He belongs to the restored community's difficult pursuit of covenant faithfulness. First appears in Ezra 10:35.1

AI summary: This Benaiah matters because his single cross reference places him among those named in Ezra's public correction of unlawful marriages. The entry contributes to the picture of restoration as morally demanding and personally costly. Taken together, the material presents this Benaiah as one of the individuals drawn into post-exilic reform.1

Central Figure

Benaiah

Meaning: son of the Lord