The meaning of Hananiah in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

Jehovah has given.

  • A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (I Chronicles 8:24).
  • One of the sons of Heman (I Chronicles 25:4,23).
  • One of Uzziah's military officers (II Chronicles 26:11).
  • Grandfather of the captain who arrested Jeremiah (Jeremiah 37:13).
  • Jeremiah 36:12.
  • Nehemiah 10:23.
  • Shadrach, one of the "three Hebrew children" (Dan. 1; 6:7).
  • Son of Zerubbabel (I Chronicles 3:19,21).
  • Ezra 10:28.
  • The "ruler of the palace; he was a faithful man, and feared God above many" (Nehemiah 7:2).
  • Nehemiah 3:8.
  • Nehemiah 3:30
  • A priest, son of Jeremiah (Nehemiah 12:12).
  • A false prophet contemporary with (Jeremiah 28:3,17).


    See more on the meaning of Hananiah in the Bible:
    Hananiah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
    Hananiah {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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