Old Testament
Bakbukiah
A Levite who served as a leader in prayer and a gatekeeper during the post-exilic restoration of Jerusalem.
Bakbukiah was a Levite who assisted in the post-exilic administration of Jerusalem. He is identified as a leader in prayer among his brethren and served as a gatekeeper. His inclusion in the records of Nehemiah highlights the organized restoration of temple service and civic duty following the return from Babylonian exile.
In the text
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Nehemiah 11:17
- Last appears
- Nehemiah 12:25
Where Bakbukiah appears
3 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Sanballat8 versesA Horonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- Baruch23 versesThe faithful scribe and loyal secretary to the prophet Jeremiah during the fall of Jerusalem.
- Artaxerxes14 versesA Persian king who authorized the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and supported Ezra's mission to Judea.
- Tobiah12 versesAn Ammonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Nehemiah7 versesA cupbearer to Artaxerxes who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the people's devotion to God.
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