Person Old Testament
Habazziniah
Also known as Habazziniah =ESV, NIV; Habaziniah =KJV
Habazziniah was the grandfather of Jaazaniah, a leader of the Rechabites during Jeremiah's time. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Jeremiah 35:3.
Why it matters. Grandfather of Jaazaniah, a Rechabite leader.
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Habazziniah
Habazziniah is mentioned in Jer.35.3 as the grandfather of Jaazaniah, who was a leader of the Rechabites during the time of the prophet Jeremiah. The Rechabites were a nomadic tribe known for their strict adherence to the commands of their ancestor, Jonadab son of Rechab. They abstained from drinking wine, planting crops, and living in permanent dwellings (Jer.35.6-7). Jeremiah used the Rechabites' obedience to their ancestor's commands as an example to contrast with the disobedience of the people of Judah to God's commands (Jer.35.12-19).
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.
Jeremiah (1 verse)