Chenaanah
כְּנַעֲנָה/keh-NAY-uh-nuh/
“Feminine form of Canaan, or 'merchant'”
Summary
The name of two men in the Old Testament—a Benjamite warrior and the father of the false prophet Zedekiah who opposed Micaiah.
☩Persons Named Chenaanah
Two men bear this name in Scripture. The first was the fourth-named of the seven sons of Bilhan, son of Jediael, of the tribe of Benjamin, a leading warrior in the time of David. The second and more notable was the father of the false prophet Zedekiah, who encouraged King Ahab to go to battle at Ramoth-gilead against the warning of the true prophet Micaiah. Zedekiah made iron horns as a dramatic prophecy, declaring that Ahab would push the Syrians until they were consumed—a false prediction that led to Ahab's death.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 7:101 Kings 22:111 Kings 22:242 Chronicles 18:102 Chronicles 18:23
Related Verses5 mentions
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Chenaanah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Chenaanah," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. I (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Chenaanah," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).