Johanan

Related Category: Biblical Proper Names: Biographies

(jōhā´năn) [short form of Jehohanan], in the Bible. 1 Captain who led in the rescue of the captives of Ishmael. 2 Descendant of David. 3, 4 Two of David's men. 5 Chief priest. He also appears as Jonathan in the Book of Nehemiah. 6 Son of King Josiah. 7 Father of Azariah 6. 8 Father of Azariah 19. 9 Head of a family in the return from the Exile. 10 Son of Tobiah 1.