Anaiah
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Smith's 1863
(whom Jehovah answers).
1. Probably a priest. (Nehemiah 8:4)
2. One of the "heads of the people" who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:22)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain
ISBE 1915
an-a-i'-a, a-ni'-a (`anayah, "Yah has answered"):
(1) a Levite who assisted Ezr in reading the law to the people (Ne 8:4), perhaps the person called Ananias in Esdras 9:43.
(2) One of those who sealed the covenant (Ne 10:22). He may have been the same as Anaiah (1).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
2 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
Sources
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain