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Hananiah (hănənī`ə). 1 One of the Three Young Men Three Young Men, in the Book of Daniel , the three men cast by Nebuchadnezzar into the fiery furnace and delivered by an angel. Their names are Abed-nego, Shadrach, and Meshach, in Babylonian; Azariah, Hananiah, and Mishael, in Hebrew; and Azarias, Ananias, and 2 In the Book of Jeremiah, a false prophet. 3 In 1 Chronicles, son of Zerubbabel. 4 In 1 Chronicles, a musician. 5 Father of Zedekiah 1 Last king of Judah. He was the third son of Josiah to occupy the throne, the others being Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim. Zedekiah, whose name was originally Mattaniah, succeeded Jehoiachin. 6 Grandfather of Irijah Irijah (īrī`jə), in the Bible, captain who detained Jeremiah on a false accusation in Jerusalem. 7 In 1 Chronicles, a Benjamite. 8 In 2 Chronicles, captain under King Uzziah. 9 In the Book of Ezra, man who had a foreign wife. 10 In the Book of Nehemiah, sealer of the Covenant. 11, 12 In Nehemiah, repairers of the wall. 13 In Nehemiah, a chief priest. 14 In Nehemiah, priest at the dedication of the walls. 15 In Nehemiah, governor in Jerusalem. Ananias and Annas are Greek forms of this name. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It has generally been acknowledged that the name of the supposed son of Zerubbabel in the Lukan list, Rhesa, is the Aramaic word for "head," and is a title for Zerubbabel, while the son of Rhesa is Joanan, the equivalent of Hananiah, the son of Zerubbabel in 1 Chronicles 3:19, 21 (Jeremias: 296; Bauckham 1990: 333). True to his name, Hananiah promised God's favor for the nation. Fawzi Khuri, "Letter to Hananiah, undated [internal number 29], LPA, Files, 26-14-23. |
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