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Hachaliah

חֲכַלְיָה/hak-uh-LY-uh/

“Whose eyes Jehovah enlivens, or ornament of Jehovah”

Summary

Hachaliah was the father of Nehemiah, the governor of Judah who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls after the Babylonian exile.

☩Father of Nehemiah

Hachaliah is mentioned only as the father of Nehemiah, the cupbearer to King Artaxerxes who became governor of Judah and led the effort to rebuild Jerusalem's walls. Nothing further is known of his life or background. The name appears in the opening verse of Nehemiah's memoirs and again in the list of those who sealed the covenant.

Key verses:Nehemiah 1:1Nehemiah 10:1

Related Verses2 mentions

Nehemiah· 2 verses

1:110:1

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hachaliah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.George Morrish, "Hachaliah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  3. 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Hachaliah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
  4. 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Hachaliah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).