Miniamin

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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]

Miniamin 1. A Levite (  2 Chronicles 31:15 ). 2.  Nehemiah 12:17 = Mijamin of  1 Chronicles 24:8 ,   Nehemiah 10:7;   Nehemiah 12:5 .   Nehemiah 12:3 . A priest who took part in the ceremony of the dedication of the walls (  Nehemiah 12:41 ).

Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]

Mini'amin. (From The Right Hand).

1. A Levite, in the reign of Hezekiah.  2 Chronicles 31:15.

2. The same as Miamin, 2 and Mijamin, 2 .  Nehemiah 12:17.

3. One of the priests, at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.  Nehemiah 12:41.

Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]

1. Levite in the days of Hezekiah.  2 Chronicles 31:15 .

2. Priest mentioned in   Nehemiah 12:17; probably the same as Miamin in  Nehemiah 12:5 .

3. Priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem.   Nehemiah 12:41 .

Holman Bible Dictionary [4]

 2 Chronicles 31:15 2 Nehemiah 12:17 3 Nehemiah 12:41

Fausset's Bible Dictionary [5]

1.  2 Chronicles 31:15.

2.  Nehemiah 12:41.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]

(Heb. Minyamin', מַנְיָמַין , fr From the Right hand, or perhaps corrupted from Benjamin), the name of two men. (See Miamin).

1. (Sept. Βενιαμείν v.r. Βενιαμίν , Vulg. Benjamin.) One of the Levites (or priests) who had charge of the distribution of the sacred offerings among the families of the sacerdotal order under Hezekiah ( 2 Chronicles 31:15). B.C. 726.

2. (Sept. Μιαμίν ,.Vulg. Mimamin.) One of the priests that returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon ( Nehemiah 12:17), and celebrated with trumpets the completion of the walls of Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 12:41); probably the same elsewhere called MIAMIN ( Nehemiah 12:5) or MIJAMIN ( Nehemiah 10:7).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]

min´ya - min , 1001 - nı̄´a - min ( מנימין , minyāmı̄n ):

(1) A L evite who assisted Kore, the son of Imnah, in the distribution of the freewill offerings ( 2 Chronicles 31:15 ).

(2) A priestly family of the time of the high priest Joiakim ( Nehemiah 12:17 ), probably = Mijamin (2).

(3) A priestly participant in the ceremony of the dedication of the wall ( Nehemiah 12:41 ).

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