One of the leaders of influential families who returned during the Babylonian Exile Return Period. It is not clear whether all the people mentioned here are the same person.
He was the son of Henadad and participated in the rebuilding of the wall.
Neh 3:24After him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from the house of Azariah) to the Angle and the corner.
The number of his descendants when they returned was 648.
As a Levite, he participated in worship at the temple.
Neh 12:8The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah), Judah), and Mattaniah), who, with his brothers, was in charge of the songs of thanksgiving.
Ezra 8:33On the fourth day, the silver, gold, and articles were weighed out in the house of our God and entrusted to Meremoth) son of Uriah) the priest. With him were Eleazar) son of Phinehas), and the Levites Jozabad) son of Jeshua, and Noadiah) son of Binnui.
He was one of those who decided to separate from their foreign wives.
Neh 10:30We will not give our daughters in marriage to the peoples of this land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.