Old Testament
Nahamani
A leader who returned from Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel to rebuild Jerusalem.
Nahamani is listed among the heads of the families who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian captivity. He is mentioned specifically in the register of those who accompanied Zerubbabel, Joshua, and Nehemiah. His inclusion highlights the organized restoration of the Jewish community under the Persian administration.
In the text
- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Nehemiah 7:7
- Last appears
- Nehemiah 7:7
Where Nahamani 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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