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Johanan

This is a Hebrew name equivalent to the English name John and to its Greek equivalent Ἰωάννης (transliteration: Iōannēs).

The Hebrew name means Jehovah graciously bestows or Yahweh is gracious.

1. Johanan, a Gadite hero

   He is one of the heroes that joined David in the desert of Judah (1 Chronicles 12:12).

2. Prince Johanan

   He is the oldest of King Josiah's sons (1 Chronicles 3:15).

3. Johanan, the son of Careah

   He is one of the Jewish chiefs who rallied round Gedaliah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar had made governor in Jerusalem (2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8).

   He warned Gedaliah of the plans of Ishmael against him, a warning which was unheeded (Jeremiah 40:13, 16).

   He afterwards pursued the murderer of the governor, and rescued the captives (Jer. 41:8, 13, 15-16).

   He and his associates subsequently fled to Tahpanhes (Tahapanes) in Egypt (Jer. 43:2, 4-5), taking Jeremiah with them.

   “The flight of Gedaliah's community to Egypt extinguished the last remaining spark of life in the Jewish state. The work of the ten centuries since Joshua crossed the Jordan had been undone.”