Hachaliah or Hacaliah ( he, חֲכַלְיָה) was the father of
Nehemiah
Nehemiah is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. He was governor of Persian Judea under Artaxerxes I of Persia (465–424 BC). The name is pronounced o ...
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach" '' Tanakh
The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach" '' Old Testament. Hachaliah's name is mentioned at the beginning of the book and in : the references to Hachaliah distinguish Nehemiah from others with the same name. Little is known about his status: Bowman notes that many attempts have been made to explain the name Hacaliah, "but none is persuasive".
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Hachaliah Bailey
Hachaliah Lyman Bailey (pronounced ''heck-a-LIE-uh''; July 31, 1775 – September 2, 1845) was the founder of one of America's earliest circuses. In 1808, he purchased an Indian elephant which he named "Old Bet" and which was one of the first suc ...