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(merciful). (1) A Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:23²³And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, (1 Chronicles 8:23)). (2) Descendant of Saul (1 Chron. 8:38³⁸And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. (1 Chronicles 8:38)). (3) One of David’s guard (1 Chron. 11:43⁴³Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, (1 Chronicles 11:43)). (4) His sons returned (Ezra 2:46⁴⁶The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan, (Ezra 2:46)). (5, 6, 7) Co-covenanters with Nehemiah (Neh. 10:10,22,26¹⁰And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, (Nehemiah 10:10)
²²Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, (Nehemiah 10:22)
²⁶And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, (Nehemiah 10:26)). (8) A tithe-keeper (Neh. 13:13¹³And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. (Nehemiah 13:13)). (9) One who had temple rooms (Jer. 35:4⁴And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: (Jeremiah 35:4)).

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