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Hanan: (merciful).
1. One of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin. 1Ch 8:23
2. The last of the six sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul. 1Ch 8:38; 9:44 (B.C. 588.)
3. "Son of Maachah," i.e. possibly a Syrian of Aram-maachah, one of the heroes of David's guard. 1Ch 11:43 (B.C. 1046).
4. The sons of Hanan were among the Nethinim who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Ezr 2:46; Ne 7:49 (B.C. 536).
5. One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law. Ne 8:7 (B.C. 446.) The same person is probably mentioned in ch. Ne 10:10
6. One of the "heads" of "the people," who also sealed the covenant. Ne 10:22 (B.C. 410.)
7. Another of the chief laymen on the same occasion. Ne 10:26
8. Son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah, whom Nehemiah made one of the store. keepers of the provisions collected as tithes. Ne 13:13
9. Son of Igdaliah. Jer 35:4 (B.C. 410.)
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