Bible Person

Hashabiah

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

This Hashabiah entry refers to a priestly head in Nehemiah 12, not to the wall-builder, tribal officer, or Levitical ancestor of the same name. He belongs to the post-exilic priestly record in Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 12:21.1

AI summary: This Hashabiah matters because his single cross reference places him within the succession of priestly houses remembered after the return. The entry helps show that restored worship rested on orderly continuity among named priestly families. Taken together, the material presents this Hashabiah as a priestly head in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Hashabiah

Meaning: the estimation of the Lord