Jehohanan

Jehohanan was the father-in-law of Tobiah, an opponent of Nehemiah during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls.

The name Jehohanan means “grace, or mercy, or gift, of the Lord”

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Summary

A man of the Ammonites living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Nehemiah 6:18; only referred to as Jehohanan (יְהוֹחָנָן); a son of Tobiah; husband of Meshullam's daughter.

Glossary entries

Jehohanan Johanan

Family members

Father

Tobiah

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.