Hanan
Hanan [1]
hā´nan ( חנן , ḥānān , "gracious"):
(1) A chief of the tribe of Benjamin ( 1 Chronicles 8:23 ).
(2) The youngest son of Azel, a descendant of Saul ( 1 Chronicles 8:38; 1 Chronicles 9:44 ).
(3) One of David's mighty men of valor ( 1 Chronicles 11:43 ).
(4) The head of a family of the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:46; Nehemiah 7:49 ).
(5) An assistant of Ezra in expounding the law ( Nehemiah 8:7 ). Possibly the same person is referred to in Nehemiah 10:10 (11).
(6) One of the four treasurers put in charge of the tithes by Nehemiah ( Nehemiah 13:13 ).
(7,8) Two who "sealed the covenant" on the eve of the restoration ( Nehemiah 10:22 (23),26 (27)).
(9) A son of Igdaliah, "the man of God," whose sons had a chamber in the temple at Jerusalem ( Jeremiah 35:4 ).
