Hoshaiah

Hoshaiah [N] [H]

(whom Jehovah aids ).

A man who assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem after it had been rebuilt by Nehemiah. ( Nehemiah 12:32 ) (B.C. 446.).
The father of a certain Jezaniah or Azariah, who was a man of note after, the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezsar. ( Jeremiah 42:1 ; 43:2 ) (B.C. after 588.)

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Hoshaiah'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.