Person Old Testament
Jeshaiah
Also known as Jeshaiah =ESV, NIV; Jesaiah =KJV
Jeshaiah, a descendant of Benjamin, was among those who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 11:7.
Why it matters. A descendant of Benjamin who lived in Jerusalem.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jeshaiah
Jeshaiah is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as one of the descendants of Benjamin who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He is listed among the leaders of the people who settled in the city. The resettlement of Jerusalem was a significant event in the history of Israel, as it marked the restoration of Jewish presence in the holy city after decades of exile. The mention of Jeshaiah in this context highlights the importance of the Benjamite tribe in the post-exilic period and their role in the reestablishment of Jewish life in Jerusalem.
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.
- Children
- Ithiel
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)