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Ananiah

Protected by Jehovah, the name of a town in the tribe of Benjamin between Nob and Hazor (Neh. 11:32). It is probably the modern Beit Hanina, a small village 3 miles north of Jerusalem.

Also from Smith's (1884) +

a place, named between Nob and Hazor, in which the Benjamites lived after their return from captivity. (Nehemiah 11:32)

(protected by Jehovah) probably a priest, and ancestor of Azariah, who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the days of Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 3:23) (B.C. before 446.)

In the Bible

2

Verses where Ananiah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Nehemiah 3:23

    Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house, and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.

  • Nehemiah 11:32

    in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

Scripture on Ananiah

2

Ananiah references

7

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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