Ananiah

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father of Maaseiah, father of Azariah, a wall repairman
a town of Benjamin on the east slope of the Mount of Olives

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the cloud of the Lord ( --> same as Ananias)

Google Maps: Ananiah (31° 49´, 35° 13´)

Hebrew

Strongs #06055: hynne `Ananyah

Ananiah = "Jehovah clouds"

n pr m
1) ancestor of Azariah who assisted in rebuilding the city wall in
the time of Nehemiah

n pr loc
2) a city northwest of Jerusalem to which some Benjamite exiles returned

6055 `Ananyah an-an-yaw'

from 6049 and 3050; Jah has covered; Ananjah, the name of an
Israelite and of a place in Palestine:-Ananiah.
see HEBREW for 06049
see HEBREW for 03050

Ananiah [EBD]

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.

Ananiah [NAVE]

ANANIAH
1. Son of Maaseiah, Neh. 3:23; 8:4.
2. Town of Benjamin, Neh. 11:32.

ANANIAH [SMITH]

(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.)

ANANIAH [SMITH]

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

ANANIAH [ISBE]

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 (Neh 3:23). (2) A town of Benjamin mentioned in connection with Nob and Hazor (Neh 11:32). It is commonly identified with Beit Hanina, between three and four miles North-Northwest from Jerusalem.