Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, December 24th, 2024
Christmas Eve
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Encyclopedias
Ananias

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Ananda
Next Entry
Anantapur
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

the Gr. form of Hananiah, or Ananiah, a name occurring several times in the Old Testament and Apocrypha (Neh. iii. 23, I Ch. xxv. 23, Tob. v. 12. &c.), and three times in the New Testament. Special mention need be made only of the bearers of the name in the New Testament. (I) A member of the first Christian community, who, with his wife Sapphira, was miraculously punished by Peter with sudden death for hypocrisy and falsehood (Acts v. i - io; cf. Josh. vii. 1 ff.).

(2) A disciple at Damascus who figures in the story of the conversion and baptism of Paul (Acts ix. 10-17, xxii. 12-16).

(3) Son of Nedebaios (Jos. Ant. xx. 5.2), a high priest who presided during the trial of Paul at Jerusalem and Caesarea (Acts xxiii. 2, xxiv. 1-5). He officiated as high priest from about A.D. 47 to 59. Quadratus, governor of Syria, accused him of being responsible for acts of violence. He was sent to Rome for trial (A.D. 52), but was acquitted by the emperor Claudius. Being a friend of the Romans, he was murdered by the people at the beginning of the Jewish war.

Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ananias'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/ananias.html. 1910.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile