Hacaliah
חֲכַלְיָה · cha.khal.yah · H24462 mentions, all in Nehemiah
Who he was
Hacaliah is mentioned in Nehemiah 1:1 and Nehemiah 10:1 as the father of Nehemiah, the main character of the book of Nehemiah. Nehemiah served as the cupbearer to King Artaxerxes of Persia (Nehemiah 1:11) before being appointed as the governor of Judah (Nehemiah 5:14). Nehemiah played a crucial role in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem and instituting religious and social reforms among the Jewish people who had returned from exile. Apart from being Nehemiah's father, no other details are provided about Hacaliah's life or role in the biblical narrative.
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Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Nehemiah 2 mentions
Nehemiah 1:1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the palace,Nehemiah 10:1Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
What the dictionary says
hak-a-li'-a (chakhalyah, meaning doubtful, perhaps "wait for Yahweh"; the King James Version Hachaliah): Father of Nehemiah (Ne 11; 10:1).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
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