Sanballat the Horonite
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Sanballat the Horonite is a biblical figure known as a leading Samaritan official who strongly opposed Nehemiah’s efforts to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls in the 5th century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanballat the Horonite canonical | 3 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Samaritan official
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ |
| activity |
organizing opposition to Jerusalem’s fortification
ⓘ
ridiculing the Jews’ ability to rebuild the wall ⓘ |
| ally |
Geshem the Arab
ⓘ
Tobiah the Ammonite ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Persian imperial administration
ⓘ
province of Samaria ⓘ |
| category |
5th-century BCE people
ⓘ
People in the Book of Nehemiah ⓘ Samaritan people in the Bible ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Jewish community in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| describedAs | Horonite ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Samaritans ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Persian period in the Levant ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempting to intimidate Nehemiah
ⓘ
attempting to lure Nehemiah to a meeting in Ono ⓘ mocking the Jews rebuilding the wall ⓘ opposition to the restoration of Jerusalem ⓘ plotting against Nehemiah ⓘ sending an open letter accusing Nehemiah of rebellion ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Akkadian ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Ezra–Nehemiah
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Nehemiah
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| nameMeaning | Sin has given life ⓘ |
| opposed |
Nehemiah
ⓘ
rebuilding of Jerusalem’s walls ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | enemy of Judah ⓘ |
| positionHeld | governor of Samaria ⓘ |
| possibleOrigin | Horon (likely Beth-horon or a place in Samaria) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | post-exilic period of Judah ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
Nehemiah 2:10
ⓘ
Nehemiah 2:19 ⓘ Nehemiah 4:1–2 ⓘ Nehemiah 6:1–14 ⓘ |
| scripturalRole | opponent of Jerusalem’s restoration under Persian rule ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.