Hattush

This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:

1. Shemaiah’s son and a descendant of David (1 Chr 3:22). Hattush returned from the Babylonian exile with Ezra (Ezr 8:3).→ View encyclopedia entry

2. Son of Hashabneiah, who helped Nehemiah rebuild the walls of Jerusalem (Neh 3:10).→ View encyclopedia entry

3. Priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Neh 12:2). One of his descendants signed Ezra’s covenant of faithfulness to God (Neh 10:4). His name is omitted from Nehemiah 12:14 through scribal error.→ View encyclopedia entry

From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scripture References (6)

1 Chronicles

Ezra