Bible Person
Meaning: full of grace · Male · 2 cross references
This Hanan entry refers to the Benjaminite descendant listed among the sons of Azel, not to the Nethinim house or the Levite in Nehemiah. He belongs to the detailed genealogical memory surrounding Benjamin's principal houses. First appears in 1 Chr 8:38.1
Name meaning
full of grace
Identity
male
First appears
1 Chr 8:38
AI summary: This Hanan matters because the cross references place him within the repeated Benjaminite lineages that preserve the tribe's internal structure across generations. His role is continuity rather than action, but that continuity is precisely the point of the record. Taken together, the material presents this Hanan as a Benjaminite genealogical figure whose place supports the ordered memory of the tribe.1
Central Figure
Hanan
Meaning: full of grace
A descendant of Saul (1 Chr.
Name meaning
full of grace
Identity
male
A descendant of Saul (1 Chr. 8:38). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.