Shechaniah, son of Jehiel
Shechaniah is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Ezra 10:2.
Family of Shechaniah
Who was Shechaniah?
The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:29).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Shechaniah
- Ezra 10:2
And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
- Nehemiah 3:29
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.