Person Old Testament
Jamin
Jamin was a Levite who helped explain the Law to the people during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 8:7.
Why it matters. Levite who helped explain the Law to the people
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jamin
Jamin is mentioned in Neh.8.7 as one of the Levites who helped explain the Law to the people during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. After the return from the Babylonian exile, Ezra the scribe read the Book of the Law to the assembled Israelites during the Feast of Tabernacles. As he read, the Levites, including Jamin, helped the people understand the Law by translating and interpreting it for them. This event marked a significant moment in the spiritual reformation of the Israelites as they recommitted themselves to following God's commandments. The text does not provide any further details about Jamin's life or his specific role among the Levites.
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)