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Anaiah

  1. A priest and assistant of Ezra who explained to the people passages from the law read by Ezra (Nehemiah 8:4).

  2. A political leader who signed Ezra’s covenant of faithfulness to God with Nehemiah and others after the exile to Babylon (Nehemiah 10:22). He may be the same person as #1 above.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)The classic article on this subjectSmith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)The entry on this subject

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