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Anan

Easton's Dictionary

Cloud, one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon (Neh. 10:26).

Smith's Dictionary

(a cloud), one of the “heads of the people” who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:26) (B.C. 410.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a'-nan (`anan, "cloud"):

(1) One of those who, with Nehemiah, sealed the covenant (Ne 10:26).

(2) A returned exile (1 Esdras 5:30). He is called Hanan in Ezr 2:46 and Ne 7:49.

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