Topic
Hanan
14 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 8:23Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Shashak
And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,
- 1 Chronicles 8:38Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Azel
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
- 1 Chronicles 11:43Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. One of David's mighty men
Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
- Ezra 2:46Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. One of the Nethinim
The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
- Nehemiah 8:7Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. A Levite
Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
- Nehemiah 10:22Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. A Levite — 6. A chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
- 1 Chronicles 9:44Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Azel
And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.
- Nehemiah 7:49Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. One of the Nethinim
The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
- Nehemiah 10:10Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. A Levite
And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
- Nehemiah 13:13Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. A Levite — Probably identical with the one mentioned in
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto…
- Jeremiah 35:4Easton · Smith · ISBE
And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:
- Nehemiah 10:26Smith · Nave 5. A Levite — 6. A chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
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- Nehemiah 10:23 ISBE
- Jeremiah 35:2–10 Nave 5. A Levite — 7. An officer in the temple
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 7 references
Merciful. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:23). (2.) One of David’s heroes (1 Chr. 11:43). (3.) Jer. 35:4. (4.) A descendant of Saul (1 Chr. 8:38). (5.) One of the Nethinim (Ezra 2:46). (6.) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra (Neh. 8:7). (7.) One of the chiefs who subscribed the covenant (Neh. 10:22).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 12 references
- One of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:23)
- The last of the six sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul. (1 Chronicles 8:38; 9:44) (B.C. 588.)
- "Son of Maachah," i.e. possibly a Syrian of Aram-maachah, one of the heroes of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:43) (B.C. 1046).
- The sons of Hanan were among the Nethinim who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:46; Nehemiah 7:49) (B.C. 536).
- One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law. (Nehemiah 8:7) (B.C. 446.) The same person is probably mentioned in ch. (Nehemiah 10:10)
- One of the "heads" of "the people," who also sealed the covenant. (Nehemiah 10:22) (B.C. 410.)
- Another of the chief laymen on the same occasion. (Nehemiah 10:26)
- Son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, whom Nehemiah made one of the store. keepers of the provisions collected as tithes. (Nehemiah 13:13)
- Son of Igdaliah. (Jeremiah 35:4) (B.C. 410.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 12 references
ha'-nan (chanan, "gracious"):
(1) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1Ch 8:23).
(2) The youngest son of Azel, a descendant of Saul (1Ch 8:38; 9:44).
(3) One of David's mighty men of valor (1Ch 11:43).
(4) The head of a family of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:46; Ne 7:49).
(5) An assistant of Ezra in expounding the law (Ne 8:7). Possibly the same person is referred to in Ne 10:10 (11).
(6) One of the four treasurers put in charge of the tithes by Nehemiah (Ne 13:13).
(7,8) Two who "sealed the covenant" on the eve of the restoration (Ne 10:22 (23),26 (27)).
(9) A son of Igdaliah, "the man of God," whose sons had a chamber in the temple at Jerusalem (Jer 35:4).
Byron H. Dement
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 12 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. Son of Shashak 1Ch 8:23
- 2. Son of Azel 1Ch 8:38; 9:44
- 3. One of David's mighty men 1Ch 11:43
- 4. One of the Nethinim Ezr 2:46; Ne 7:49
- 5. A Levite Ne 8:7; 10:10
- Probably identical with the one mentioned in Ne 13:13
- 6. A chief who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:22,26
- 7. An officer in the temple Jer 35:2-10
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); 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.