International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Hanan

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Hanan


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hā´nan (חנן, ḥānān, “gracious”):

(1) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin ().

(2) The youngest son of Azel, a descendant of Saul (; ).

(3) One of David's mighty men of valor ().

(4) The head of a family of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel (; ).

(5) An assistant of Ezra in expounding the law (). Possibly the same person is referred to in (11).

(6) One of the four treasurers put in charge of the tithes by Nehemiah ().

(7, 8) Two who “sealed the covenant” on the eve of the restoration ( (23),26 (27)).

(9) A son of Igdaliah, “the man of God,” whose sons had a chamber in the temple at Jerusalem ().