Old Testament
Dinaite
A group of people listed among the officials who opposed the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.
The Dinaites are identified in Ezra 4:9 as one of the groups of settlers sent by the Assyrian king to inhabit the cities of Samaria. They joined in the official letter of opposition to Artaxerxes, seeking to halt the reconstruction of the temple in Jerusalem. Their inclusion highlights the coalition of foreign peoples who resisted the restoration of Jewish worship.
In the text
Where Dinaite appears
1 verse · 1 chapterIn the same books
- Ezra25 versesA priest and scribe who led a group of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem to restore the Law of God.
- 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.
- Haggai11 versesA post-exilic prophet who urged the returned exiles to prioritize rebuilding the temple of the Lord.
- Nehemiah7 versesA cupbearer to Artaxerxes who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls and restored the people's devotion to God.
- Ebed6 versesA name shared by a rebel leader in Shechem and a descendant of Adonikam who returned from Babylonian exile.
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