Person Old Testament
Bani
Also known as Bani =ESV, NIV, KJV; sons of =KJV, Binnui
Bani was the ancestor of a family that returned to Judah from Babylonian captivity. Mentioned in 4 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 2:10.
Why it matters. Ancestor of a family who returned from Babylonian exile.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Bani
Bani is mentioned in Ezr.2.10 and Neh.7.15 as the ancestor of a family that returned to Judah from Babylonian exile. The lists in these passages record the names of the families who journeyed back to their homeland to resettle and rebuild. In Ezr.8.10, a descendant of Bani named Shelomith is mentioned among those who returned with Ezra. Later, in Ezr.10.29, another descendant of Bani is listed among those who had married foreign women and pledged to put them away in response to Ezra's call for repentance. The repeated mention of Bani's descendants suggests that his family played a role in the restoration of Jewish life and worship after the exile.
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 4 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.