Woman living at the time of Exile and Return - unnamed daughter of Sanballat
The daughter of Sanballat the Horonite was married to a grandson of the high priest Eliashib.
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The daughter of Sanballat is mentioned in Neh.13.28 as being married to a grandson of the high priest Eliashib. Sanballat was the governor of Samaria and an opponent of Nehemiah's efforts to rebuild Jerusalem. This marriage between a member of the high priestly family and the daughter of a prominent adversary was considered a serious breach of the covenant and a defilement of the priesthood. Nehemiah took decisive action by driving the offending priest away from Jerusalem.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H5571
Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.
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