Person Old Testament
Hanniel
Also known as Hanniel =ESV, NIV; Haniel =KJV
Hanniel, a descendant of Asher, was the son of Ulla, as mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:39.
Why it matters. A descendant of Asher, son of Ulla.
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Hanniel
Hanniel is mentioned briefly in 1Ch.7.39 as a descendant of Asher, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is listed in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher as the son of Ulla. The genealogies in 1 Chronicles provide a record of the families and clans within each of the Israelite tribes, highlighting their lineage and descent from the twelve sons of Israel (or 'Jacob'). The mention of Hanniel in this genealogy serves to demonstrate the continuity of Asher's lineage and to provide a historical record of his descendants.
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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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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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.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)