1. Benjamite, son of Becher (1 Chron. 7:8).
2. One of the chiefs of the people who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:19).
3. City assigned to the priests in the territory of Benjamin, where Abiathar the high priest had his own fields, and where Jeremiah was born: its inhabitants persecuted the prophet. Identified with Anata, 31° 49' N, 35° 15' E. (Josh. 21:18; 1 Kings 2:26; 1 Chron. 6:60; Ezra 2:23; Neh. 7:27; Neh. 11:32; Isa. 10:30; Jer. 1:1; Jer. 11:21,23; Jer. 29:27; Jer. 32:7-9).