Person Old Testament
Shecaniah
Also known as Shecaniah =ESV; Shekaniah =NIV; Shechaniah =KJV
Shecaniah, a descendant of Jahaziel, who returned from Babylonian exile. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 8:5.
Why it matters. Descendant of Jahaziel who returned from exile
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shecaniah
Shecaniah was a descendant of Jahaziel and was part of the group of Jewish exiles who returned from Babylon to Jerusalem with Ezra. He is mentioned in Ezr.8.5 in the list of those who joined Ezra on this journey to restore worship 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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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)