Bible Person

Anan

Male · 1 cross reference

Anan is one of the covenant signatories in Nehemiah. He belongs to the restored community's public pledge of obedience after the exile. First appears in Neh 10:26.1

AI summary: Anan matters because his single cross reference places the name among those sealing the covenant in Nehemiah. Even without further narrative detail, the entry ties him to one of the strongest expressions of communal faithfulness in the restored era. Taken together, the material presents Anan as a participant in post-exilic covenant renewal.1

Central Figure

Anan

Cloud, one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon (Neh.