Bible Person

Hananiah

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

This Hananiah entry refers to a Benjaminite family figure in 1 Chronicles 8, not to the many post-exilic and prophetic-era figures of the same name. He belongs to the compact genealogical material preserving the tribe's internal branches. First appears in 1 Chr 8:24.1

AI summary: This Hananiah matters because his single cross reference helps define one Benjaminite sibling group within the broader tribal record. Even without a narrative role, the entry contributes to the continuity and specificity of Benjamin's preserved family memory. Taken together, the material presents this Hananiah as a genealogical figure within the tribe of Benjamin.1