Shechaniah
שְׁכַנְיָה/shek-uh-NY-uh/
“Dweller with Jehovah”
Summary
A name borne by several men in the Old Testament, primarily during the post-exilic period, including a descendant of David and a man who supported Ezra's marriage reforms.
☩Descendant of David
Shechaniah appears in the genealogy of David's descendants through Zerubbabel. Some descendants bearing this family name returned with Ezra from Babylon.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 3:21-22Ezra 8:3Ezra 8:5
☩Advocate for Marriage Reform
A Shechaniah, son of Jehiel from the family of Elam, was the one who proposed to Ezra that the Jews who had taken foreign wives should put them away. He acknowledged the people's sin and expressed hope that there was still hope for Israel if they would make a covenant to follow God's law.
Key verses:Ezra 10:2
Related Verses8 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shechaniah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Shechaniah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 3.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shechaniah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 4.George Morrish, "Shechaniah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 5.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shechaniah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 6.John McClintock and James Strong, "Shechaniah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).