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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Ananiah

 

The Bible

Bible Usage:

Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: Yes
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: Yes
  • Included in Smiths: Yes
  • Included in Websters: No
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

Strongs Concordance:

 

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Ananiah

Protected by Jehovah, the name of a town in the tribe of Benjamin between Nob and Hazor (Nehemiah 11:32). It is probably the modern Beit Hanina, a small village 3 miles north of Jerusalem.


Naves Topical Index
Ananiah

1. Son of Maaseiah
Nehemiah 3:23; Nehemiah 8:4

2. Town of Benjamin
Nehemiah 11:32


Smith's Bible Dictionary
Ananiah

1. (protected by Jehovah) 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)
3. a city on the Jordan, "beside Zaretan," in the time of Joshua. (Joshua 3:16)