Bible Encyclopedias
Shebaniah

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sheb - a - nı̄´a , shḗ - ban´ya ( שבניה , shebhanyāh , in 1 Chronicles 15:24 , shebhanyāhū ):

(1) Name of a Levite or a Levitical family that participated in the religious rites that followed the reading of the Law (Nehemiah 9:4 ). The name is given in Nehemiah 10:10 among those that sealed the covenant.

(2) A priest or Levite who took part in the sealing of the covenant (Nehemiah 10:4; Nehemiah 12:14 ). See SHECANIAH .

(3) Another Levite who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:12 ).

(4) A priest in the time of David (1 Chronicles 15:24 ).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Shebaniah'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​s/shebaniah.html. 1915.