Sanballat the Horonite
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Chief opponent of Nehemiah; together with Tobiah and Geshem mocked, threatened, and plotted against the rebuilding of the wall. His daughter married a son of Joiada the high priest, leading to Nehemiah's expulsion of the priestly grandson. The Elephantine papyri likely identify him as governor of Samaria.
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