Ananiah

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Ananiah, in the Bible, is a town in the tribe of Benjamin between Nob and Hazor (Neh. 11:32). Ananiah, whose name means "protected by God," is probably the modern Beit Hanina, a small village 3 miles north of Jerusalem.

This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.Template:HeBible-stub