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Person Old Testament

Jezrahiah

Jezrahiah was one of the leaders of the singers during the dedication of Jerusalem's wall. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 12:42.

Why it matters. A leader of the singers at the wall dedication

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2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Jezrahiah

Jezrahiah is briefly mentioned in Neh.12.42 as one of the leaders of the singers during the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. After the completion of the wall's reconstruction under Nehemiah's leadership, a great celebration was held to dedicate the wall. Jezrahiah, along with other leaders, is named as directing the singers and musicians who provided joyful praise during the dedication ceremony.

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.

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