Hattush

Scribe and family leader during the return from exile

El regresoLeaderc. 500–400 BC

Hattush was a descendant of David through Shekaniah, and one of the leaders who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. He is mentioned in several contexts in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, both as a participant in the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall and as one who sealed the covenant with God. He was also a scribe who traveled from Babylon to Jerusalem with Ezra.

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Genealogy of David's descendants

Hattush is mentioned as a descendant of King David through the line of Shekaniah, showing his royal lineage.

22The sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. The sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six.[^1] [^1]: Only five names are listed here, though the text says six; the count may include Shemaiah himself or reflect a name lost in copying.
וּבְנֵ֥י שְׁכַנְיָ֖ה שְׁמַעְיָ֑ה וּבְנֵ֣י שְׁמַעְיָ֗ה חַטּ֡וּשׁ וְ֠יִגְאָל וּבָרִ֧יחַ וּנְעַרְיָ֛ה וְשָׁפָ֖ט שִׁשָּֽׁה׃ ‬

The journey from Babylon with Ezra

Hattush, one of the sons of Shekaniah, was among those who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem with Ezra during the reign of King Artaxerxes.

2Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush;
מִבְּנֵ֤י פִֽינְחָס֙ גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם ס מִבְּנֵ֥י אִיתָמָ֖ר דָּנִיֵּ֑אל ס מִבְּנֵ֥י דָוִ֖יד חַטּֽוּשׁ׃ ס ‬
3of the sons of Shecaniah; of the sons of Parosh, Zechariah, and with him 150 men registered by genealogy;
מִבְּנֵ֣י שְׁכַנְיָ֔ה ס מִבְּנֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֖שׁ זְכַרְיָ֑ה וְעִמּ֛וֹ הִתְיַחֵ֥שׂ לִזְכָרִ֖ים מֵאָ֥ה וַחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃ ס ‬

Rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall

Hattush, son of Hashabneiah, was one of those who participated in rebuilding Jerusalem's wall under Nehemiah's leadership.

10Next to them Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his own house, and next to him Hattush son of Hashabniah.
וְעַל־יָדָ֧ם הֶחֱזִ֛יק יְדָיָ֥ה בֶן־חֲרוּמַ֖ף וְנֶ֣גֶד בֵּית֑וֹ ס וְעַל־יָד֣וֹ הֶחֱזִ֔יק חַטּ֖וּשׁ בֶּן־חֲשַׁבְנְיָֽה׃ ‬

Sealing of the covenant

Hattush was among the leaders who sealed the covenant to follow God's law, as Nehemiah organized it after the completion of the wall.

4Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
פַּשְׁח֥וּר אֲמַרְיָ֖ה מַלְכִּיָּֽה׃ ‬

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