Dictionaries :: Ananiah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ananiah:

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

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Ananiah:

an-a-ni'-a ‘ananyah, ("Yah has covered"):

(1) Grandfather of Azariah. He assisted in repairing the walls of Jerusalem after his return from the exile (Ne 3:23).

(2) A town of Benjamin mentioned in connection with Nob and Hazor (Ne 11:32). It is commonly identified with Beit Hanina, between three and four miles North-Northwest from Jerusalem.

Nave's Topical Bible

Ananiah: 1. Son of Manseiah

Neh 3:23; 8:4

Ananiah: 2. Town of Benjamin

Neh 11:32

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ananiah:

(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)

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