Encyclopedia of The Bible – Hashabneiah
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Hashabneiah

HASHABNEIAH hăsh’ əb ne’ yə (חְשַׁבְנְיָ֜ה, KJV HASHABNIAH, hăsh’abnī’a). 1. The father of Hattush, who helped rebuild the walls of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah (Neh 3:10).

2. A Levite who is mentioned in connection with the prayer that was offered before the signing of the covenant (Neh 9:5). He may be the same as the Hashabiah of Ezra 8:19, 24; Nehemiah 10:11; 11:22; 12:24.