Person Old Testament
Baanah
Baanah was one of the leaders who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon to Jerusalem. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 2:2.
Why it matters. A leader who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Baanah
Baanah is listed among the leaders who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian exile, as recorded in Ezr.2.2 and Neh.7.7. He was part of the group that accompanied Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, in the first wave of returnees. The lists in Ezra and Nehemiah provide a record of the individuals and families who made the journey back to their homeland to rebuild the temple and the city of Jerusalem. Baanah's presence among the leaders suggests he held a position of responsibility and influence within the community of exiles. The text does not provide any further information about his specific role or contributions to the resettlement process.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.