Hanani

About Hanani Written by AI

Hanani is mentioned in Ezra 10:20 as one of the men who had returned from the Babylonian exile and had married foreign wives. During the time of Ezra, the Israelites who had returned to Jerusalem were found to have intermarried with the neighboring peoples, going against God's command to maintain their purity and separation. Ezra, a priest and scribe, led a reform to address this issue. He called an assembly and urged the people to confess their sin and separate themselves from their foreign wives. Hanani was among those listed who had taken foreign wives and pledged to put them away. This event demonstrates the importance of obedience to God's laws and the need for the returned exiles to maintain their distinct identity as God's chosen people.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Hanani, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

God has gratified me, or is gracious. (1.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 25). (2.) A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria, against Judah (2 Chr. 16:1-10). He was probably the father of the prophet Jehu (1 Kings 16:7). (3.) Probably a brother of Nehemiah (Neh. 1:2; 7:2), who reported to him the melancholy condition of Jerusalem. Nehemiah afterwards appointed him to have charge of the city gates.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.