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Ananiah

A man, in the time of Exile and Return · named in 1 verse

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Ananiah made repairs to a section of the wall near his house during the rebuilding of Jerusalem under Nehemiah's leadership.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Protected by Jehovah, the name of a town in the tribe of Benjamin between Nob and Hazor (Neh. 11:32). It is probably the modern Beit Hanina, a small village 3 miles north of Jerusalem.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Children Maaseiah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Nehemiah 3:23.

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