7. One of the chiefs of the people who subscribed the solemn covenant cka^vn up by Nehemiah (Neh. x, 22). In ver. 26 his name appears to be repeated in the same list. B.C. cir. 410.
Hanan'eel (Heb. CAaTjane/^^Niitn, which Cod has graciously f/iVfM ; Sept. 'Av«/<f»)\, Vulgate Ilanaved^, a tower (3'^S'2) of Jerusalem, situated on the exterior wall beyond the tower of IMeah in going from the Sheep- gate towards the Fish-gate (Neh. iii, 1 ; xii, 39). It is also mentioned in Jer. xxxi, 38 ; Zech. xiv, 10. Its po- sition appears to have been at the north-eastern comer of the present mosque inclosure (see Strong's Harmony and Exjws., Append, ii, p. 19). Schwarz {Palest, p. 251) also locates it in this vichiity, but absurdly identifies it with the tower of Hippicus. See Jeku.salem. Gese- nius (Thes. JJeb. s. v.) suggests that it may have been so called from the name of its founder or builder,
Hana'ni (Heb Chanani', "^SSri, God has e/ratifed me, or au abbieviation of the name JIunaniah ; Sept. 'Avavi, but 'Avavla in Ezra x, 10, and 'AvaviaQ in Neh. vii, 2; Vulg. Ifanani), the name of at least three men.
1. One of the sons ofHeman, who (with his eleven kinsmen) had charge of the eighteenth division of Le- vitical musicians in the appointments of David (1 Chron. xxv, 4, 25). B.C. 1014.
2. x\ prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for his want of faith in subsidizing the king of Syria against the rival king Baasha, ^vhereas he should rather have seized the occasion to triumph over both (2 Chron. xvi, 1-10). In punishment for this defection from the true God, he was threatened with a troublous residue to his reign. See Asa. Enraged at the prophet's boldness, the king seized and thrust him into prison, from which, however, he appears to have been soon released. B.C. 928. This Hanani is probably the same with the father of the prophet Jehu, who denounced king Baasha (I Kings xvi, 7), also king Jehoshaphat (2 Clu-on. xix, 2; comp. XX, 34).
3. Apparently a brother of Nehemiah, who went from •Jerusalem to Shushan, being sent most ]irobably by Ezra, and brought that information respecting the miserable condition of the returned Je^^■s whicli led to the mission of Nehemiah (Neh. i, 2). Hanani came back to Judaea,
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probablv along with his brother, and, together with one Hananiah, was appointed to take charge of the gates of Jerusalem, and see that they were opened in the morn- ing and closed in the evening at the appointed time (Xeh. vii, 2). The circumstances of the time and place rendered this an important and responsible duty, not unattended with danger. B.C. 446.— Kitto, s. v.
Hanani'ah (lleb. [and Chald.] Chanawjah', n^jisn, also [ 1 Chron. xxv, 23 ; 2 Chron. xxvi, 1 1 ; Jer. xxxvi, 12] in the prolonged form Chananya'hu, in^53n, whom Jehovah has graciously ^uw, comp. ^nf/nicw, etc.; Sept. 'Avavia or 'Avav'tag, Vulg. Hanania), the name of a number of men. See also Ananiah ; Annas, etc.
1. A " son" of Shashak, and chief of the tribe of Ben. jamin (1 Chron. viii, 24). B.C. apparently between 1612 and 1093.
2. One of the sons of Ileman, who (with eleven of his kinsmen) was appointed by David to superintend the sixteenth division (blowers on horns) of Levitical musicians (1 Chron. xxv, 4, 23). B.C. 1014.
3. One of king Uzziah's chief military officers (2 Chron. xxvi, 11). B.C. 803.
4. The father of. Shelemiah and grandfather of Irijah, which last was the guard of the gate of Benjamin who arrested Jeremiah (Jer. xxxvii, 13). B.C. considerably ante 5^9.
5. Father of Zedekiah, which latter was one of the " princes" to whom Michaiah reported Barnch's reading of Jeremiah's roll (Jer. xxxvi, 12). B.C. ante 605.
6. Son of Azur, a false prophet of Gibeon, who, by opposing his prophecies to those of Jeremiah, brought npon himself the terrible sentence, "Tliou shalt die this year, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord." He died accordingly (Jer. xxviii, 1 sq.). B.C. 595. — Kitto, s. V. Hananiah publicly prophesied in the Temple that within two years Jeconiah and all his fel- low-ca|itives, with the vessels of the Lord's house which NcbuLhadnczzar had taken away to Babylon, should be brought back to Jerusalem (Jer. xxviii) : an indication that treacherous negotiations were already secretly opened with I'haraoh-liophra (who had just succeeded I'sammis on the Egyptian throne), and that strong hopes were entertained of the destruction of the Baby- lonian power .by him. The preceding chapter (xxvii, 3) shows further that a league was already in progress between Judah and the neighboring nations of Edora, Ammon, Jloab, Tyre, and Zidon, for the purpose of or- ganizing resistance to Nebuchadnezzar, in combination, no doubt, with the projected movements of Pharaoh- Hophra. Hananiah corroborated his prophecy by tak- ing otf from tlie neck of Jeremiah the yoke which he wore by divine command (Jer. xxvii) in token of the subjection of Judaja and the neighboring countries to the Babylonian empire), and breaking it, adding, "Thus saith Jehovah, Even so will I break the yoke of Nebu- chadnezzar, king of Babylon, from the neck of all na- tions within the space of two full years." ]}ut Jeremi- ah was l)id to go and tell Hananiah that for the wooden yokes which he had liroken he should make yokes of iron, so tirm was tlic dominion of Baljvlon destined to be for seventy years. The prophet Jeremiah added this rcl)uke and jirediction of Hauaniah's death, the ful- lilment of whicli (-loses the history of tliis false prophet, Tlic liist<iry of Hananiah is of great interest, as throw- ing rnuch light upon the Jewish jiolitics of that event- ful tiiTic, divided as ])arties were into the partisans of Babylon on one hand, and Egypt on the other. It also cxiiibits the machinery of false ])rophecies, by which the irreligious party souglit to promote their own poli- cy, in a very distinct fonn. At the same time, too, that it explains in general the sort of political calculation on wliicli such false prophecies were hazarded, it supplies an iin].ortant clew in particular by which to judge of the date of Tliaraoh-Hophra's (or Aprics's) accession to the llgyptian throne, and the commencement of his in- effectual cft'ort to restore the power of Egypt (whicli