Person
Anaiah
Leader who stood with Ezra at the public reading of the Law and signed the covenant renewal in Nehemiah.
Levite in Ezra's time1 Bible book2 chapters2 verse appearances
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Anaiah is mentioned twice in the post-exilic narratives. In Nehemiah 8 he stands on the platform at the Water Gate alongside and other leaders during the public reading of the Law, positioned among those at Ezra's right hand. He also appears in Nehemiah 10 among the leaders who set their seal to the solemn covenant renewing Israel's commitment to the Law of . Whether these two references describe the same individual or two men of the same name is not specified in the text.
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