Jaazaniah

(whom Jehovah hears).

• One of the captains of the forces who accompanied Hohanan ben-Kareah to pay his respects to Gedaliah at Mizpah, (2 Kings 25:23) and who appears afterwards to have assisted in recovering Ishmael’s prey from his clutches. Comp. (Jeremiah 41:11; 43:4,5) (B.C. 587.)
• Son of Shaphan. (Ezekiel 8:11) It is possible that he is identical with
• Son of Azur; one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to prophesy. (Ezekiel 11:1) (B.C. 593.)
• A Rechabite, son of Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 35:3) (B.C. 606.)