Person Old Testament
Hashabiah
Hashabiah was a Levite supervisor in Jerusalem after the exile. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:22.
Why it matters. A Levite supervisor in Jerusalem.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hashabiah
Hashabiah was a Levite who served as a supervisor in Jerusalem after the return from Babylonian exile. He is described as the leader of the Levites in Jerusalem and was responsible for the outside work of the house of God. This likely involved overseeing various duties related to the maintenance and operation of the temple. (Neh.11.22).
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)