Person Old Testament
Azzur
Also known as Azzur =ESV, NIV; Azur =KJV
Azzur was the father of Hananiah, a false prophet who opposed Jeremiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Jeremiah 28:1.
Why it matters. Father of the false prophet Hananiah.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Azzur
Azzur was the father of Hananiah, a false prophet who prophesied against Jeremiah. In Jer.28.1, Hananiah is introduced as "the son of Azzur." Hananiah contradicted Jeremiah's prophecies about submitting to Babylon, claiming that God would break Babylon's yoke and restore the temple treasures within two years. Jeremiah denounced Hananiah's message as false, warning that he would die that year for promoting rebellion against the Lord. Hananiah died two months later, confirming he was not a true prophet. Identifying Hananiah as Azzur's son implies his family was known, though Azzur is not mentioned again.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Jeremiah (1 verse)