Ananiah
עֲנַנְיָה/an-uh-NYE-uh/
“Protected by Jehovah”
Summary
Both a person and a place: the grandfather of Azariah who repaired the wall of Jerusalem, and a town in Benjamin inhabited after the exile.
☩The Person
Ananiah was the father of Maaseiah and grandfather of Azariah, who repaired part of the walls of Jerusalem after the exile under Nehemiah's direction.
Key verses:Nehemiah 3:23
☩The Place
Ananiah was also a town in the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned between Nob and Hazor among the towns inhabited by Benjamites after the return from captivity. It has been identified with modern Beit Hanina, a small village about three miles north of Jerusalem, on a rocky ridge with many olive trees.
Key verses:Nehemiah 11:32
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ananiah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.George Morrish, "Ananiah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Ananiah," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 4.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Ananiah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).