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Ginnetho

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Ginnetho was one of the chief priests or Levites who returned to Judah with Zerubbabel after the exile.

Definition

Ginnetho was one of the chief priests or Levites who returned to Judah with Zerubbabel after the exile.

Biblical Usage

Ginnetho is listed among the religious leaders who returned with the restored community.

Historical Background

The name means “gardener.” The supplied material indicates that he is probably the same person as another similarly named priest, but the continuation of that identification is not supplied.

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Historical Bible Dictionaries

Smith's Bible Dictionary
(gardner), one of the chief of the priests and Levites who returned to Judea with Zerubbabel. (Nehemiah 12:4) He is doubtless the same person as
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