Person Old Testament
Baana
Baana son of Zadok made repairs to a section of Jerusalem's wall. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 3:4.
Why it matters. A man who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Baana
Baana son of Zadok is briefly mentioned in Neh.3.4 as one of the people who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem. During the time of Nehemiah, the city's walls were in disrepair, leaving the inhabitants vulnerable. Nehemiah organized a massive rebuilding effort, with different individuals and families taking responsibility for specific sections. Baana worked on restoring a portion of the wall alongside Meremoth son of Uriah. The text does not provide any further details about Baana's background or role in the community. However, his participation in the wall rebuilding project suggests he was a man of some means and influence who was willing to contribute to the important task of fortifying Jerusalem.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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- Zadok
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)