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Jaazaniah. [Jaazani'ah]


1. Son of Hoshaiah, a Maachathite, and a captain among those left in the land by the king of Babylon. 2 Kings 25: 23. Called JEZANIAH in Jer. 40: 8; Jer. 42: 1.


2. A Rechabite, son of Jeremiah: he refused to drink wine, and was blessed for his obedience to his forefathers. Jer. 35: 3.


3. Son of Shaphan, and leader of the seventy elders who were seen in a vision by Ezekiel offering incense to idols. Ezek. 8: 11.


4. Son of Azur, and one of the princes who devised mischief and gave wicked counsel to the people. Ezek. 11: 1.