Shecaniah

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Shecaniah

Israelite who confessed marrying a foreign wife

Named in 2 chapters

Who is this

Shecaniah was an Israelite man living in the time of Ezra after the return from Babylonian exile. He is first mentioned in Ezra 10:2, where he speaks on behalf of the people in confessing that they had been unfaithful to God by marrying foreign women. Shecaniah proposes that the people make a covenant to send away these wives and their children.

He is likely the same Shecaniah mentioned in Nehemiah 3:29 as the son of Shemaiah. In this passage, he is recorded as making repairs to a section of the wall of Jerusalem near his house. This suggests he remained faithful to God and was trusted to help rebuild the city walls.

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Where the Bible names it

2 chapters, 2 verses

Ezra

Nehemiah