Person Old Testament
Baruch
Baruch, son of Zabbai, repaired a section of Jerusalem's wall during Nehemiah's time. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 3:20.
Why it matters. A man who repaired a section of Jerusalem's wall.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Baruch
Baruch, the son of Zabbai, is mentioned in Neh.3.20 as one of the individuals who participated in repairing the wall of Jerusalem during Nehemiah's time. He is described as having "earnestly repaired" another section of the wall, starting from the angle and extending to the door of the house of Eliashib, the high priest. This suggests that Baruch was a dedicated worker who took his responsibility seriously and went beyond his assigned portion. The rebuilding of the wall was a significant project that required the cooperation and effort of various people from different families and professions. Baruch's contribution, along with that of others, helped to restore the physical and spiritual integrity of Jerusalem after the Babylonian 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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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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- Zabbai
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)