Johanan
Johanan served as a high priest during the Persian period, as recorded in the genealogies of the priests and Levites.
The name Johanan means “who is liberal or merciful”
MalePriestTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book3 verses
Summary
A high priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Nehemiah 12:11; referred to as Johanan (יוֹחָנָן) or Jonathan (יוֹנָתָן); son of Joiada; a brother of Joiada's son; father of Jaddua.
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- Nehemiah 12:11יוֹנָתָן · JonathanJoiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
- Nehemiah 12:22יוֹחָנָן · JohananIn the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
- Nehemiah 12:23יוֹחָנָן · JohananAs for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.