Person Old Testament
Hananiah
Hananiah, a perfumer, participated in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem during Nehemiah's time. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Nehemiah 3:8.
Why it matters. A perfumer who helped rebuild Jerusalem's wall
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hananiah
Hananiah, a perfumer by profession, is mentioned in Neh.3.8 as one of the people who helped rebuild the wall of Jerusalem during Nehemiah's time. He worked on a section of the wall alongside Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah, who was a goldsmith. Hananiah's participation in the rebuilding project demonstrates the involvement of various craftsmen and professionals in the restoration of Jerusalem's defenses.
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.
Nehemiah (1 verse)