Ananiah

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Anani'ah. (protected by Jehovah).

1. Probably a priest, and ancestor of Azariah, who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in the days of Nehemiah.  Nehemiah 3:23. (B.C. before 446).

2. A place, named between Nob and Hazor, in which the Benjamites lived, after their return from captivity.  Nehemiah 11:32.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Ananiah . 1 .  Nehemiah 3:23 , the father of Maaseiah, and grandfather of Azariah, who took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. 2 . A town inhabited by Benjamites after the Captivity (  Nehemiah 11:32 ). Possibly the modern Beit Hanina , a village 2 miles N. of Jerusalem.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Grandfather of Azariah who returned from exile.  Nehemiah 3:23 .

2. Town occupied by the Benjamites on their return from exile.  Nehemiah 11:32 . It has been identified with Beit Hannina, 35 12' E 31 50' N .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1.  Nehemiah 3:23.

2. A place between Nob and Hazor, where the Benjamites lived on returning from the Babylonian captivity ( Nehemiah 11:32).

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Nehemiah 3:23 2 Nehemiah 11:32

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Nehemiah 11:32

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb., Ananyah', עֲנִנְיָה , protected by Jehovah ), the name of a man and of a place. (See Ananias).

1. (Sept. Ἀνανία . ) The father of Maaseiah and grandfather of Azariah, which last repaired part of the walls of Jerusalem after the exile ( Nehemiah 3:23). B.C. considerably ante 446.

2. (Sept. Ἀνἰα . ) A town in the tribe of Benjamin, mentioned between Nob and Hazor as inhabited after the captivity ( Nehemiah 11:32). Schwarz (Palest. p. 13,) regards it as the modern Beit Hanina. three miles north of Jerusalem; a small village, tolerably well built of stone, on a rocky ridge, with many olive-trees (Robinson, Res. 3, 68; comp. Tobler, Topog. von Jerus. 2, 414).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

an -a -nı̄´a ענניה , ‛ănanyāh , "Yah has covered"): (1) Grandfather of Azariah. He assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem after his return from the exile ( Nehemiah 3:23 ). (2) A town of Benjamin mentioned in connection with Nob and Hazor ( Nehemiah 11:32 ). It is commonly identified with Beit Hanina, between three and four miles North-Northwest from Jerusalem.