Ananiah

Ananiah

(Heb., Ananyah’, , protected by Jehovah), the name of a man and of a place. SEE ANANIAS.

1. (Sept. .) The father of Maaseiah and grandfather of Azariah, which last repaired part of the walls of Jerusalem after the exile (Neh 3:23). B.C. considerably ante 446.

2. (Sept. .) A town in the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned between Nob and Hazor as inhabited after the captivity (Neh 11:32). Schwarz (Palest. p. 13,) regards it as the modern Beit Hanina. three miles north of Jerusalem; a small village, tolerably well built of stone, on a rocky ridge, with many olive-trees (Robinson, Res. 3, 68; comp. Tobler, Topog. von Jerus. 2, 414).

Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Ananiah

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.

Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Ananiah

1. Neh 3:23.

2. A place between Nob and Hazor, where the Benjamites lived on returning from the Babylonian captivity (Neh 11:32).

Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary

Ananiah

ANANIAH.1. Neh 3:23, the father of Maaseiah, and grandfather of Azariah, who took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. 2. A town inhabited by Benjamites after the Captivity (Neh 11:32). Possibly the modern Beit Hanina, a village 2 miles N. of Jerusalem.

Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible

Ananiah

an-a-na , ananyah, Yah has covered): (1) Grandfather of Azariah. He assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem after his return from the exile (Neh 3:23). (2) A town of Benjamin mentioned in connection with Nob and Hazor (Neh 11:32). It is commonly identified with Beit Hanina, between three and four miles North-Northwest from Jerusalem.

Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Ananiah

[Anani’ah]

1. Grandfather of Azariah who returned from exile. Neh 3:23.

2. Town occupied by the Benjamites on their return from exile. Neh 11:32. It has been identified with Beit Hannina, 31 50′ N, 35 12′ E.

Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Ananiah

H6055

1. Son of Maaseiah

Neh 3:23; Neh 8:4

2. Town of Benjamin

Neh 11:32

Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Ananiah

Anani’ah. (protected by Jehovah).

1. Probably a priest, and ancestor of Azariah, who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the days of Nehemiah. Neh 3:23. (B.C. before 446).

2. A place, named between Nob and Hazor, in which the Benjamites lived, after their return from captivity. Neh 11:32.

Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary