Bible Person

Hananiah

Meaning: grace; mercy; gift of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Hananiah entry refers to a participant in the dedication worship of Nehemiah 12, not to the wall-builders, rulers, or reform-list figures of the same name. He belongs to the restored liturgical life of Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 12:41.1

AI summary: This Hananiah matters because his single cross reference places him among the named participants in the public thanksgiving celebrating Jerusalem's restoration. The entry helps show that the city's renewal was voiced through identified worshipers, not anonymous crowds. Taken together, the material presents this Hananiah as a participant in dedication worship.1

Central Figure

Hananiah

Meaning: grace; mercy; gift of the Lord