Topic
Anaiah
2 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Nehemiah 8:4Smith · ISBE · Nave A priest, probably, who stood by Ezra while reading the law
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and…
- Nehemiah 10:22Smith · ISBE · Nave A priest, probably, who stood by Ezra while reading the law
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
- Probably a priest. (Nehemiah 8:4)
- One of the "heads of the people" who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:22)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
In the topical indexes
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.