Bible Person

Hanniel

Meaning: grace or mercy of God · Male · 1 cross reference

Hanniel is the leader chosen from the tribe of Manasseh for the division of the land. He belongs to the representative leadership through which Israel's inheritance is formally apportioned. First appears in Num 34:23.1

AI summary: Hanniel matters because his single cross reference places him among the appointed men entrusted with overseeing the distribution of Canaan. The entry shows that the inheritance process was handled through named and accountable tribal representatives. Taken together, the material presents Hanniel as a Manassite leader in the settlement of the land.1

Central Figure

Hanniel

Meaning: grace or mercy of God

A chief of the tribe of Manasseh (Num.