Bible Person

Hananiah

Meaning: grace; mercy; gift of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Hananiah entry refers to the priestly head in the days of Joiakim, son of Jeremiah, not to the rulers, workers, or reform-list figures of the same name. He belongs to the post-exilic priestly record in Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 12:12.1

AI summary: This Hananiah matters because his single cross reference places him within the succession of priestly houses remembered after the return. The entry helps show that restored worship rested on orderly continuity among named priestly families. Taken together, the material presents this Hananiah as a priestly head in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Hananiah

Meaning: grace; mercy; gift of the Lord

A priest, son of Jeremiah (Neh.