Baana

Baana [N] [S]

son of affliction.

  • One of Solomon's purveyors ( 1 Kings 4:12 ).

  • Son of Hushai, another of Solomon's purveyors ( 1 Kings 4:16 ).

  • Father of Zadok ( Nehemiah 3:4 ).

    These dictionary topics are from
    M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
    published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

    [N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
    [S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary

    Bibliography Information

    Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Baana". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .
  • Baana. [N] [E]

    1. The son of Ahilud, Solmons commissariat officer in Jezreel and the north of the Jordan valley. ( 1 Kings 4:12 ) (B.C.1000.)
    2. Father of Zadok, who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah. ( Nehemiah 3:4 ) (B.C. 446.)

    [N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
    [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary

    Bibliography Information

    Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Baana'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

    BAANA

    ba'-a-na (Old Testament and Apocrypha; Baana; ba`ana' "son of oppression"):

    (1, 2) Two commissariat-officers in the service of Solomon (1 Kings 4:12; 4:16; the King James Version "Baanah").

    (3) Father of Zadok, the builder (Nehemiah 3:4).

    (4) A leader who returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:8). Compare Bannah (Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7; 10:27).


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    Bibliography Information
    Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BAANA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.