Bible Encyclopedias
Hanan

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

1. A. Benjamite chief (1 Chronicles 8:23). 2. The sixth son of Azel, also a Benjamite, of the family of Saul (ib. 8:38). 3. Son of Maachah, one of David's mighty men (ib. 11:43). 4. Progenitor of a family of the Nethinim, who returned from captivity with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:46; Nehemiah 7:49). 5. Son of Igdaliahu, a man of God, whose sons had a chamber in the house of the Lord (Jeremiah 35:4). 6. One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in the reading of the Law (Nehemiah 8:7), and who sealed the covenant (ib. 10:10). 7. One of the chiefs who also sealed the covenant (ib. 10:22).8. Another signatory to the covenant (ib. 10:26). 9. Son of Zaccur, and one of the storekeepers of the provisions taken as tithes (ib. 13:13).

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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Hanan'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​h/hanan.html. 1901.