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Hananiah

Hebrew: חֲנַנְיָה —transliteration: Chananyah —meaning: Yah has been gracious, or Jehovah has given —occurrences: 29

This was the name of 14 biblical men.

1. Hananiah, a chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:24)

2. Hananiah, a chief musician of one of King David’s divisions of musicians

   He is one of the sons of Heman (1 Chronicles 25:4, 23).

3. Hananiah, one of Uzziah’s military officers (2 Chronicles 26:11)

4. Hananiah, grandfather of the captain who arrested Jeremiah (Jeremiah 37:13)

5. Hananiah, a man listed by the prophet Jeremiah as a father of a prince under King Jehoiakim (Jeremiah 36:12)

6. Hananiah, a man listed by governor Nehemiah in Neh. 10:23

7. Hananiah, the original name of Shadrach, one of Daniel’s companions—one of the “three Hebrew children” (Daniel 1; Daniel 6:7)

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   • Mishael / Meshach
   • Azariah / Abednego
   • Kingdom of Babylon
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   • Nebuchadnezzar
   • Daniel / Belteshazzar
   • Wisemen

8. Hananiah, a son of King Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:19, 21), and a descendant of King David

9. Hananiah, a post-Exile man listed by Ezra in Ezra 10:28

10. Hananiah, a post-Exile man who was the “ruler of the palace” as Listed by Nehemiah

    He was a faithful man, and feared God above many” (Neh. 7:2).

11. Hananiah, a post-Exile man listed by governor Nehemiah in Neh. 3:8

12. Hananiah, another post-Exile man listed by governor Nehemiah Neh. 3:30

13. Hananiah, a post-Exile priest and son of Jeremiah (Neh. 12:12)

14. Hananiah, a false prophet contemporary with Jeremiah (Jer. 28:5, 13-15, 17)

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