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Anan

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Anan was one of the leaders who signed the covenant during the time of Nehemiah.

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Anan is mentioned in the book of Nehemiah as one of the leaders who signed the covenant during the time of Nehemiah. The covenant was a solemn agreement made by the people of Israel to follow God's laws and commandments faithfully. By signing the covenant, Anan demonstrated his commitment to God and his support for the spiritual and social reforms initiated by Nehemiah.

Bible dictionary

Anan Easton Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Cloud, one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon (Neh. 10:26).

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Anan Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

(a cloud), one of the “heads of the people” who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:26) (B.C. 410.)

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Anan Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

A'NAN (a cloud), one who sealed the covenant. Neh 10:26.

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Anan Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

A'NAN (a cloud), one who sealed the covenant. Neh 10:26.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Anan appears

1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H6052

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Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.