Old Testament · Major figure
Sanballat
A Horonite official who vehemently opposed Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Sanballat the Horonite was a prominent adversary of the Jewish returnees, using mockery, intimidation, and political maneuvering to halt the reconstruction of Jerusalem's walls. His opposition highlights the spiritual and physical resistance faced by Nehemiah during the restoration period. The text records his persistent hostility, which culminated in an attempt to lure Nehemiah into a trap and the eventual intermarriage of his family with the high priest's household.
In the text
- Verses
- 8
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Nehemiah 2:10
- Last appears
- Nehemiah 13:28
Where Sanballat appears
8 verses · 3 chaptersIn the same books
- 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.
- Joiada5 versesA post-exilic leader who helped repair Jerusalem's walls and whose grandson married a daughter of Sanballat.
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