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Person

Shechaniah

Male

The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:29).

Relationships

Parents Jehiel
Children Shemaiah

Key verses

Ezra 10:2
Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
Nehemiah 3:29
After them, Zadok the son of Immer made repairs across from his own house. After him, Shemaiah the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate made repairs.