Bible Person
Meaning: the Lord that converts · Male · 3 cross references
This Shebaniah entry refers to the priestly returnee line named in Nehemiah, not to the Levite in the public confession scene. He belongs to the restored priesthood that supports worship and covenant life after the exile. First appears in Neh 10:4.1
Name meaning
the Lord that converts
Identity
male
First appears
Neh 10:4
AI summary: This Shebaniah matters because the cross references place his name in both the list of returning priests and the later priestly ordering of the restored community. The continuity shows how post-exilic worship depended on remembered houses of service as well as renewed zeal. Taken together, the material presents this Shebaniah as a priestly figure within the institutional recovery of Jerusalem's religious life.1
Central Figure
Shebaniah
Meaning: the Lord that converts
A priest who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Neh.
Name meaning
the Lord that converts
Identity
male
A priest who returned from the Captivity with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:3; marg., or Shebaniah). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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.