This document is about Hanani (Nehemiah's_Brother). For other homonyms, please refer to the Hanani document.
Brother of Nehemiah (Governor), who reported the desolation of the city of Jerusalem.
Neh 1:2Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that survived the exile and about Jerusalem.
Later, he was given the responsibility of governing Jerusalem.