Hassenuah
Exile
Tribe of Benjamin
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H5574
Hassenuah (also known as Hassenaah) was a leader from the tribe of Benjamin who lived in Jerusalem during the time of Nehemiah.
Hassenuah (or Senuah) was a Benjamite ancestor from whose line Judah son of Hassenuah served as the second-in-command over the city of Jerusalem after the return from exile (Nehemiah 11:9). The family may have been connected to the Senaah family also mentioned in the return lists (Ezra 2:35), reflecting a Benjamite clan that settled near Jerusalem. His descendant's administrative role in the city illustrates the important part the tribe of Benjamin played in the post-exilic restoration.