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Shechaniah

8 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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In the reference works

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 8 references
(dweller with Jehovah).
  1. A descendant of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:21,22)
  2. Some descendants of Shechaniah returned with Ezra. (Ezra 8:3)
  3. The sons of Shechaniah were another family who returned with Ezra. (Ezra 8:5) (B.C. 459.)
  4. The son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam. (Ezra 10:2)
  5. The father of Shemaiah, 2. (Nehemiah 3:29)
  6. The son of Arah. (Nehemiah 6:18)
  7. The head of a priestly family who returned with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 12:3)

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 8 references, grouped by sub-topic
  • 1. A descendant of David 1Ch 3:21,22
  • 2. Two men whose descendants returned with Ezra from the captivity in Babylon Ezr 8:3,5
  • 3. A Jew who proposed the putting away (divorce) of Gentile wives to Ezra Ezr 10:2
  • 4. Father of Shemaiah Ne 3:29
    • Possibly identical with number one
  • 5. Father-in-law of Tobiah Ne 6:18
  • 6. A Levite who returned with Zerubbabel from the captivity in Babylon Ne 12:3

Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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