Person Old Testament
Hanan
Hanan, a Levite, was among those who signed the covenant led by Nehemiah to follow God's Law. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 10:22.
Why it matters. A Levite who signed Nehemiah's covenant.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hanan
Hanan is mentioned in Neh.10.22 as one of the Levites who signed the covenant led by Nehemiah to follow the Law of God. After the completion of the wall of Jerusalem and the public reading of the Law, the people of Israel made a solemn covenant to obey God's commandments and to support the temple service (Nehemiah 9-10). The covenant was sealed by the signatures of the leaders, priests, and Levites, including Hanan. This event demonstrated the commitment of the post-exilic community to God and their determination to live according to His laws.
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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Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Nehemiah (1 verse)