Sanballat the Horonite

Sanballat ( vocalized in the Septuagint also Sanaballat ) was governor of the Persian province of Samaria in the middle of the 5th century BC.

The Biblical form of the name Sanballat (Hebrew סנבלט ) is derived from the Babylonian Sin - uballit (Eng. Sin has made healthy) from.

The biblical book of Nehemiah tells of activities Sanballat against Nehemiah in building the city walls of Jerusalem about 445 BC Sanballat is acting together with the Ammonites Tobiah and the Arabs King Gaschmu, but the construction can not ultimately prevent. The Elephantine papyri contain letters asking for assistance in rebuilding the ruined temple at Elephantine, which are addressed to his sons Delajah and Schelemjah.