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Shabbethai
Holman Bible Dictionary
(sshahb' bih thi) Personal name meaning, “belonging to the Sabbath.” Levite who explained the law to the people as Ezra read it (Nehemiah 8:7 ). He or a namesake opposed Ezra's plan of divorce for foreign wives (Ezra 10:15 ). He was in charge of “external business of the house of God” (Nehemiah 11:16 REB): either maintaining outward appearance of the Temple or collecting the tithes.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Shabbethai'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/shabbethai.html. 1991.