Bible Person

Hananiah

Meaning: grace; mercy; gift of the Lord · Male · 2 cross references

This Hananiah entry refers to the son of Zerubbabel in the post-exilic Davidic genealogy, not to Heman's son or other men of the same name. He belongs to the continued royal line preserved after the exile. First appears in 1 Chr 3:19.1

AI summary: This Hananiah matters because the cross references place him within the Davidic line as it continues through and beyond the return from Babylon. Though politically muted, the preserved genealogy carries forward dynastic memory and hope in a period without a restored throne. Taken together, the material presents this Hananiah as a post-exilic Davidic descendant whose household helps sustain the continuity of the royal line.1