Person Old Testament
Bani
Bani was a Levite who served as an overseer in Jerusalem. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:22.
Why it matters. A Levite overseer in Jerusalem during Nehemiah's time.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Bani
Bani is briefly mentioned in Neh.11.22 as a Levite who served as an overseer in Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah. The context of the passage is a list of people who resettled in Jerusalem and the surrounding towns after the exile. Bani is described as "the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem." This role likely involved supervising the Levites' duties and ensuring the proper functioning of the temple service. The mention of Bani's oversight responsibility suggests he was a trusted leader within the Levitical community.
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 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)