Hananiah in the Bible
Meaning: grace; mercy; gift of the Lord
Exact Match
The following events occurred in that same year, early in the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. To be more precise, it was the fifth month of the fourth year of his reign. The prophet Hananiah son of Azzur, who was from Gibeon, spoke to Jeremiah in the Lord's temple in the presence of the priests and all the people.
Then the prophet Jeremiah responded to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the Lord's temple.
The prophet Hananiah then took the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah's neck and broke it.
Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Even so within two full years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all the nations.’” Then the prophet Jeremiah went his way.
But shortly after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.
"Go and tell Hananiah that the Lord says, 'You have indeed broken the wooden yoke. But you have only succeeded in replacing it with an iron one!
Then the prophet Jeremiah told the prophet Hananiah, "Listen, Hananiah! The Lord did not send you! You are making these people trust in a lie!
In the seventh month of that very same year the prophet Hananiah died.
And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the room of the sons of Hananiah son of Gedaliah, the man of God, which was by the room of the officials, which was above the room of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.
He went down to the chamber of the royal secretary in the king's palace and found all the court officials in session there. Elishama the royal secretary, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials were seated there.
But he only got as far as the Benjamin Gate. There an officer in charge of the guards named Irijah, who was the son of Shelemiah and the grandson of Hananiah, stopped him. He seized Jeremiah and said, "You are deserting to the Babylonians!"
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Hananiah » A priest during the time of jehoiakim
Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah,
and Hananiah, with trumpets;
Meraiah of Seraiah, Hananiah of Jeremiah,
Hananiah » Son of zerubbabel
Zerubbabel’s sons: Meshullam and Hananiah, with their sister Shelomith;
Hananiah » Son of heman
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
Hananiah » A captain » Of uzziah's army
Hananiah » Grandfather of irijah
Hananiah » Father of zedekiah
Hananiah » Son of bebai
Hananiah » One who sealed the covenant
Hananiah » Son of shashak
Hananiah » Son of shelemiah
After them Meshullam son of Berechiah made repairs opposite his room.