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HANAN

(Heb. ḥānān)

1. A Benjaminite; the son of Shashak (1 Chr. 8:23).

2. A Benjaminite; the son of Azel and descendant of Saul (1 Chr. 8:38; 9:44).

3. The son of Maacah; one of David’s warriors (1 Chr. 11:43).

4. The head of a family of temple servants who returned to Jerusalem following the Exile (Ezra 2:46; Neh. 7:49).

5. A Levite who helped interpret the law during Ezra’s reform (Neh. 8:7). He was also among those Levites who signed a document affirming Ezra’s covenant (Neh. 10:10[MT 11]).

6.-7. Two men listed among the leaders of the people (Neh. 10:22, 26 [23, 27]). It is uncertain whether these were separate individuals bearing the name Hanan, or one or more references to the Levite Hanan (5 above).

8. The son of Zaccur. He was appointed by Nehemiah as an assistant to the storehouse treasurers who distributed the tithes (Neh. 13:13).

9. The apparent leader of a prophetic guild that occupied a chamber in the Jerusalem temple (Jer. 35:4).

Kenneth Atkinson

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HANAN

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)