Old Testament
Beninu
A Levite who sealed the covenant renewal document during the time of Nehemiah.
Beninu was a Levite who participated in the formal sealing of the covenant under Nehemiah's leadership. His name appears in the list of those who committed to follow the law of God after the return from the Babylonian exile. He represents the priestly and Levitical support for the spiritual reformation of the post-exilic community.
In the text
- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Nehemiah 10:13
- Last appears
- Nehemiah 10:13
Where Beninu appears
1 verse · 1 chapterIn 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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