Bible Person

Anaiah

Male · 1 cross reference

This Anaiah entry refers to a covenant signatory in Nehemiah, not to the figure standing with Ezra at the law reading. He belongs to the post-exilic community's formal pledge of obedience. First appears in Neh 10:22.1

AI summary: This Anaiah matters because his single cross reference places the name among those sealing the covenant in Nehemiah. The entry ties him to one of the clearest acts of communal commitment after the exile. Taken together, the material presents this Anaiah as a participant in post-exilic covenant renewal.1

Central Figure

Anaiah