Bible Person

Johanan

Meaning: who is liberal or merciful · Male · 3 cross references

Johanan is a high-priestly figure in the line running from Jeshua to Jaddua in Nehemiah's records. He belongs to the priestly succession that gives the restored community institutional continuity. First appears in Neh 12:11.1

AI summary: Johanan matters because the cross references place him within the preserved succession of high-priestly leadership after the exile. His name helps show that restoration in Jerusalem involved not only walls and households but also durable lines of spiritual office. Taken together, the material presents Johanan as a priestly successor whose place strengthens the continuity of post-exilic worship leadership.1

Central Figure

Johanan

Meaning: who is liberal or merciful