Person Old Testament
Hanan
Hanan was among the temple servants who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at Ezra 2:46.
Why it matters. A temple servant who returned from Babylonian exile.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hanan
Hanan is mentioned in Ezr.2.46 and Neh.7.49 as one of the temple servants (Nethinim) who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity. The temple servants were a group of people assigned to assist the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. They were not of Israelite descent but were likely descendants of the Gibeonites who had been assigned by Joshua to serve in the tabernacle (Jos.9.27). Hanan and the other temple servants are listed among those who returned to help rebuild the temple and restore worship in Jerusalem.
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 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.