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Habaiah

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Chabayah', חֲבִיָּה or חֲבָיָה, protected by Jehovah; Sept. Ο᾿βα α and Ε᾿βαια, a priest whose descendants returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel, but were degraded from the priestly office on account of not being able to trace their genealogy (Ezra 2:6; Nehemiah 7:63). B.C. ante 459.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Habaiah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​h/habaiah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.