Person Old Testament
Miniamin
Miniamin, a priest, was among those who played trumpets at the dedication of Jerusalem's wall during Nehemiah's time. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 12:41.
Why it matters. A priest who played a trumpet in Nehemiah's time.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Miniamin
Miniamin was a priest who lived during the time of Nehemiah. He is mentioned in Neh.12.41 as one of the priests who played trumpets during the dedication ceremony of the rebuilt wall of Jerusalem. This event took place after the Babylonian exile when the Jewish people had returned to their homeland and were restoring the city under Nehemiah's leadership. Miniamin's participation in this significant event highlights his role as a priest and his involvement in the religious life of the community.
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)