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SHEBANIAH

(Heb. šĕḇanyâ, šĕḇanyāhû)

1. One of the priests appointed by the Levites whose function was to blow the trumpet before the ark of God (1 Chr. 15:24).

2. One of the leaders who led the people in praise and confession during the postexilic covenant renewal ceremony led by Ezra (Neh. 9). The name Shebaniah appears twice in this context: in the list of those who “stood on the stairs of the Levites” and cried out (Neh. 9:4) and in the list of Levites who summoned the people to praise God (v. 5). He, along with four other Levites named in both lists, may have led in both parts of the worship process. This Shebaniah may be the same as one of the Shebaniahs who signed Nehemiah’s covenant of support for the temple (see 3-5 below).

3. A postexilic priestly house of which a Joseph is said to have been the head during the time of the high priest Joiakim (Neh. 12:14). This family name may designate a signatory to the covenant of Nehemiah (Neh. 10:4[MT 5]). Some manuscripts and versions read “Shecaniah.”

4.-5. The name given to two Levites who signed the Nehemiah covenant (Neh. 10:10, 12[11, 13]). Some scholars prefer the explanation of dittography for this repetition rather than admit a problem in textual transmission or assume that the names represent two different people.

Michael L. Ruffin

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SHEBANIAH

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)