Shecaniah

Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia

—(1) a son of Hananiah in David’s line (1 Chron. 3:21); (2) an Aaronite whose priestly division received the tenth lot (1 Chron. 24:11); (3) a Levite who distributed sacred portions under Conaniah (2 Chron. 31:15); (4) an ancestor of Hattush, who returned with Ezra (Ezra 8:3); (5) the son of Jehiel who confessed Israel’s sin and urged Ezra to require separation from foreign wives (Ezra 10:2).

Scripture cited

1 Chronicles 3:21 1 Chronicles 24:11 2 Chronicles 31:15 Ezra 8:3 Ezra 10:2

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