Bible Person
Meaning: my grace; my mercy · Male · 5 cross references
Hanani is the prophet who rebukes Asa for trusting Aram instead of the Lord and is also remembered as the father of Jehu son of Hanani. He represents the prophetic role of confronting kings even when the message is unwelcome. First appears in 1 Kgs 16:1.1
AI summary: Hanani matters because the cross references present him as a prophet willing to challenge royal policy at personal cost. His rebuke of Asa exposes misplaced trust, and later references to his son Jehu extend his prophetic household into another generation of confrontation. The result is a small but durable prophetic legacy. Taken together, the material presents Hanani as a courageous prophet whose family line continues the work of speaking truth to power.1
Central Figure
Hanani
Meaning: my grace; my mercy
A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria, against Judah (2 Chr.
Children
A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria, against Judah (2 Chr. 16:1-10). He was probably the father of the prophet Jehu (1 Kings 16:7). 3
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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.