Shechaniah
Mentioned in 444 BC traditional (Jones)
The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:29).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Mentioned in the era of Exile and return, 586–5 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Elam, Ezra, Immer, Jehiel, Shemaiah, and Zadok.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Shechaniah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- location not graded: East Gate1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 469–419 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
2 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Shechaniah 0 |
| KJV | Shechaniah 8 |
| ASV | Shechaniah 0 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 2 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Ezra1 verse
- 10:2
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
Nehemiah1 verse
- 3:29
Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:29).