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Bakbukiah

(wasting of Jehovah), a Levite in the time of Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 11:17; 12:9) (B.C. before 536.)

In the Bible

3

Verses where Bakbukiah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Nehemiah 11:17

    Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

  • Nehemiah 12:9

    Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.

  • Nehemiah 12:25

    Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

Scripture on Bakbukiah

2

Bakbukiah references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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