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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 13 biblical men.

1. Hananiah, the original Hebrew name of Shadrach

   He is one of the 3 faithful youths taken from the Kingdom of Judah with Daniel to Babylon (Daniel 1; Daniel 6:7). The other two are Mishael (later Meshach) and Azariah (later Abed-nego).

   All were wise, feared and trusted God and would not defile themselves in pagan and idolatrous Babylon.

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   • Shadrach
   • Mishael / Meshach
   • Azariah / Abed-nego
   • Kingdom of Babylon
   • Babylon, the city
   • Nebuchadnezzar
   • Daniel / Belteshazzar
   • Wisemen

2. Hananiah, a false prophet contemporary with Jeremiah

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

   Jer. 28:5, 13-15

   Hananiah opposed Jeremiah by giving a false prophecy about what God would do to the king of Babylon. As a result who was rebuked by God through Jeremiah and cursed.

   Then Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen now, Hananiah, Yahweh has not sent you, and you have made this people trust in a lie. Therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. This year you are going to die because you have spoken rebellion against Yahweh.’” So Hananiah the prophet died in the same year in the seventh month. —Jeremiah 28:15-17 LSB

   • What is a false prophet? and what is his or her fate?
   • Who is Jeremiah?
   • What is the Book of Jeremiah?

3. Hananiah, a man listed by governor Nehemiah

   Neh. 10:23

   • Who is governor Nehemiah?
   • What is a governor in the Bible?
   • What are the exiles in the Bible?

4. Hananiah, a chief of the tribe of Benjamin

   1 Chronicles 8:24

   • What is the Tribe of Benjamin?

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

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

   His brothers are: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

   • About music in the Bible
   • Instrumental music in the Bible
   • Who is David? and why is he very important?

6. Hananiah, one of Uzziah’s military officers

   2 Chronicles 26:11

7. Hananiah, grandfather of the captain who arrested Jeremiah

   Jeremiah 37:13

8. Hananiah, a son of King Zerubbabel

   1 Chronicles 3:19, 21

   He is a descendant of King David.

9. Hananiah, a post-Exile man listed by Ezra

   Ezra 10:28

10. Hananiah, a post-Exile commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem

    Nehemiah says he was a “faithful man,” and “feared God more than many” (Neh. 7:2).

    Q & A

    • THE FEAR OF THE LORD—What is it? Why is it very important?
    • What is faith and why is it very important to God?
    • What does the Bible say about faithfulness?

11. Hananiah, another post-Exile man listed by governor Nehemiah

    Neh. 3:8

12. Hananiah, yet another post-Exile man listed by governor Nehemiah

    Neh. 3:30

13. Hananiah, a post-Exile priest

    He is a son of Jeremiah (Neh. 12:12).

    • What is a Hebrew priest?
    • Who is Jeremiah?

Similar names

• Hanan
• Hanani
• Heman