Bible Person

Hanan

Meaning: full of grace · Male · 1 cross reference

This Hanan entry refers to a covenant signatory in Nehemiah, not to the warrior, Benjaminite, steward, or chamber-related figures of the same name. He belongs to the restored community's public recommitment to God's law. First appears in Neh 10:22.1

AI summary: This Hanan matters because his single cross reference places him among those sealing the covenant in Jerusalem. Even without further narrative detail, the entry ties him to one of the clearest collective acts of obedience in the post-exilic period. Taken together, the material presents this Hanan as a participant in covenant renewal.1

Central Figure

Hanan

Meaning: full of grace

One of the chiefs who subscribed the covenant (Neh.