Shephatiah

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A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.8.

Shephatiah is mentioned in1 Chronicles 9:8as one of the Benjamites who lived in Jerusalem. He is described as a descendant of Jeroham. This passage lists the inhabitants of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, indicating that Shephatiah was among those who resettled in the city. Being a Benjamite, he belonged to one of the tribes of Israel that had traditionally inhabited the area around Jerusalem.