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.
Ananiah:
an-a-ni'-a ananyah, ("Yah has covered"):
(1) Grandfather of Azariah. He assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem after his return from the exile (Ne 3:23).
(2) A town of Benjamin mentioned in connection with Nob and Hazor (Ne 11:32). It is commonly identified with Beit Hanina, between three and four miles North-Northwest from Jerusalem.
Ananiah:
(protected by Jehovah). probably a priest, and ancestor of Azariah, who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the days of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 3:23). (B.C. before 446)
A place, named between Nob and Hazor, in which the Benjamites lived after their return from captivity (Nehemiah 11:32).
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