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Ginnethon
post-exilic priest/Levite
Post-exilic priestly family whose head signed Nehemiah's covenant and whose line is recorded among the returning priests in Nehemiah 12.
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Ginnethon is mentioned twice in the book of in connection with the post-exilic restoration of . In Nehemiah 10:6, Ginnethon appears among the priests who set their seal to the covenant Nehemiah led the community to make, pledging to observe the law of God, keep the sabbath, and support . In Nehemiah 12:4 and 12:16, Ginnethon is listed among the priestly families who returned from with , and the family head Ginnethon is recorded among those serving in the time of the high priest Joiakim. The name likely designates a priestly family line rather than a single individual in both contexts.
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