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Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

HASHABIAH

1. Ancestor of Ethan, a Levite and descendant of Merari. Ethan was a musician in the temple during the reign of David (1 Chr 6:45).

2. Ancestor of a group of Levites who helped rebuild the temple after the Babylonian exile (1 Chr 9:14; Neh 11:15).

3. Jeduthun’s son, a Levite and musician in the temple during the time of David (1 Chr 25:3, 19).

4. Head of a group of Hebronites who was given the position of overseer of Israel west of the Jordan. He was in charge of both political and religious activities (1 Chr 26:30).

5. Kemuel’s son, a Levite and head of a household during the reign of David (1 Chr 27:17).

6. Chief of the Levites who participated in the Passover kept by King Josiah in the kingdom of Judah (640–609 BC; 2 Chr 35:9).

7. Merarite Levite who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon with Ezra (Ezr 8:19).

8. Priest who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon with Ezra (Ezr 8:24); perhaps the same person as #7 above.

9. Parosh’s son, who obeyed Ezra’s exhortation to divorce his pagan wife after the exile (Ezr 10:25); possibly the same as Asibias (1 Esd 9:26).

10. Ruler over half the district of Keilah (a city of Judah in the Shephelah district of Libnah-mareshah) who participated in rebuilding the Jerusalem wall for his district after the exile (Neh 3:17).

11. Levite who signed Ezra’s covenant of faithfulness to God (Neh 10:11).

12. Ancestor of Uzzi, an overseer of Levites in Jerusalem after the exile (Neh 11:22).

13. Priest and head of a household in Palestine after the exile during the time of the high priest Joiakim (Neh 12:21).

14. Chief of the Levites and a temple musician after the exile during the time of Joiakim the high priest (Neh 12:24); perhaps the same person as #11 above.