Bible Person

Anathoth

Meaning: or Anath · Male · 1 cross reference

This Anathoth entry refers to a covenant signatory in Nehemiah, not to the Benjaminite son of Becher or the more familiar town. He belongs to the restored community's formal pledge of obedience. First appears in Neh 10:19.1

AI summary: This Anathoth matters because his single cross reference places the name among those sealing the covenant in Nehemiah. Even where the name is better known as a town, here it serves as a participant in a communal act of faithfulness. Taken together, the material presents this Anathoth as part of post-exilic covenant renewal.1

Central Figure

Anathoth

Meaning: or Anath