A Merarite Levite, son of Amaziah.
Hashabiah
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 6:45.
חֲשַׁבְיָ֫הוּHashabiah
The name means “the estimation of the Lord.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Hashabiah Written by AI
Hashabiah was a Levite of the Merari clan, the son of Amaziah. He is mentioned in the genealogy of the Levites recorded in the book of 1 Chronicles. The Merarites were one of the three main divisions of the Levites, responsible for various duties in the tabernacle and later in the temple. No other information is provided about this Hashabiah in the Bible. (1 Chronicles 6:45).
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Hashabiah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Regarded by Jehovah. (1.) Merarite Levite (1 Chr. 6:45; 9:14). (2.) A son of Jeduthun (25:3, 19). (3.) Son of Kemuel (26:30). (4.) One of the chief Levites (2 Chr. 35:9). (5.) A Levite (Neh. 11:22). (6.) One of the chief priests in the time of Ezra (Ezra 8:24). (7.) A chief of the Levites (Neh. 12:24). (8.) Ezra 8:19. (9.) Neh. 3:17.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 1 Chronicles 6:45
the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.