Person Old Testament
Shecaniah
Also known as Shecaniah =ESV; Shekaniah =NIV; Shechaniah =KJV
Shecaniah, a descendant of Parosh, who returned from Babylonian exile. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 8:3.
Why it matters. Descendant of Parosh who returned from exile
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shecaniah
Shecaniah was a descendant of Parosh and was among the group of exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon under the leadership of Ezra. He is listed in Ezr.8.3 among the men who went with Ezra to 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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Ezra (1 verse)